
Should I start Colby Parkinson or Tyler Higbee this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Tyler Higbee
Week 7 ยท Standard
Tyler Higbee averaged 5.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 3.0 for Colby Parkinson. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Tyler Higbee: 5.1 versus 4.7 FP per game.
Forecast updated ยท Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

5.4FF projected
โ -0.7 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

Tyler Higbee
TE ยท LARStats & schedule โบ5.5FF projected
โ +0.8 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
Colby Parkinson
FF5.4 FP
Boosted Trees5.9 FP
Workload3.2 FP
Monte Carlo3.3 FP
- Recent scoring average: 4.7 FP.
- The LV defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 3.75%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 3.5 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Puka Nacua; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 3.0 targets per game.
Tyler Higbee
FF5.5 FP
Boosted Trees5.1 FP
Workload5.5 FP
Monte Carlo5.6 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 5.1 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.2 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 5.1 FP.
- The LV defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 3.75%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 4.7 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Puka Nacua; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 5.3 targets per game.
Projection breakdown
Colby Parkinson
Fortified5.4
ESPN6.1
Sleeper4.0
FantasyProsโ
Colby Parkinson faces LV in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 4.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 3.75%.
Tyler Higbee
Fortified5.5
ESPN4.7
Sleeper5.9
FantasyProsโ
Tyler Higbee faces LV in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 5.1 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 3.75%.
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