
Should I start Blake Whiteheart or Gavin Bartholomew this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Gavin Bartholomew
Week 7 ยท Half-PPR
Gavin Bartholomew averaged 2.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 0.3 for Blake Whiteheart. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Gavin Bartholomew: 3.4 versus 0.4 FP per game. Gavin Bartholomew receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -5%).
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

1.3FF projected
โ +0.3 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

Gavin Bartholomew
TE ยท MINStats & schedule โบ1.4FF projected
โ +0.2 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Blake Whiteheart
FF1.3 FP
Boosted Trees1.3 FP
Workload0.7 FP
Monte Carlo0.7 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.4 FP.
- The TEN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.6 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.3 targets per game.
Gavin Bartholomew
FF1.4 FP
Boosted Trees0.6 FP
Workload2.0 FP
Monte Carlo2.1 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 3.4 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 3.4 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.5 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.3 targets per game.
Blake Whiteheart
Fortified1.3
ESPN1.0
Sleeper1.8
FantasyProsโ
Blake Whiteheart faces TEN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 0.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 5%.
Gavin Bartholomew
Fortified1.4
ESPN1.2
Sleeper0.6
FantasyProsโ
Gavin Bartholomew faces IND in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 3.4 fantasy points.
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