Start Tyrone Tracy Jr. or Tyler Allgeier? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tyler Allgeier over Tyrone Tracy Jr.

Start

Tyler Allgeier

RB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 8.3; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs RB: 23.3; 9th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 51%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 6.3; fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)

Should I drop Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Tyler Allgeier?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Allgeier projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Allgeier over Tyrone Tracy Jr.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tyler Allgeier over Tyrone Tracy Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tyler Allgeier at 8.3 points and Tyrone Tracy Jr. at 6.3, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for Tyler Allgeier this week yet, so his 8.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.2, 6.8 and 11.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tyler Allgeier at ADP 169 and Tyrone Tracy Jr. at 192.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tyler Allgeier yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 6.8 and 11.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tyler Allgeier is 0.4 touchdowns (9 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Tyrone Tracy Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyrone Tracy Jr. is 24 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Tyler Allgeier 2.0 points ahead of Tyrone Tracy Jr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tyler Allgeier and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 23.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 33 more yards.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Allgeier has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Allgeier is not on the injury report.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tyler Allgeier played 51 percent of ARI snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 3 against SF: 31 of 87 snaps, 2 carries for -1 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 10 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 4 against NYG: 36 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 5 against DET: 32 of 73 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 6 against LAR: 40 of 72 snaps, 18 carries for 38 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tyrone Tracy Jr. played 15 games for NYG and scored 160.8 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing RB28.

He ran 176 times for 740 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 48 targets for 288 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against DAL: 18 carries for 103 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.9 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against LV: 42 of 64 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -5 yards, 6.7 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against MIN: 35 of 56 snaps, 16 carries for 71 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 9.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Tyler Allgeier?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Allgeier projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Allgeier over Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Should I drop Tyler Allgeier for Tyrone Tracy Jr.?
No. Keep Tyler Allgeier: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tyler Allgeier over Tyrone Tracy Jr.