Oscar Delp or Pat Freiermuth: Who Should You Start?

Preliminary board

2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Start Freiermuth — Delp is ruled out.

Oscar Delp is ruled out, which settles it: Pat Freiermuth is the only startable side of this call. Freiermuth projects 8.5 PPR points.

Oscar Delp

Oscar Delp

TENOvs BAL

Projected Points

OUT — verdict voidSit· high
Pat Freiermuth

Pat Freiermuth

TE24PITvs NE

Projected Points

Sit

Oscar Delp’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+2800

Pat Freiermuth’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+400
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Why Oscar Delp

Sit· high

Delp is ruled OUT with a hamstring after not practicing all week — 0.5 projected points, no lineup case.

  • Currently ruled out — not a viable start until his status changes.
  • BAL ranks 12 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.5 team points as 7.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart.

The call

  • Availability is the whole story: ruled out with a hamstring injury after not practicing all week, so there is nothing to start.
  • Consensus projection of 0.5 PPR points reflects a player who will not take a snap this week.
  • Even at full health he sits third on the depth chart behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant in New Orleans' tight end room.
  • With a 19.5 implied team total and a 7.5-point spread, this offense is not generating enough volume to feed a third tight end anyway.

Latest on Delp

Status

Oscar Delp (hamstring) was ruled out for Week 1 against Detroit after not practicing all week, squeezing New Orleans' tight end depth behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant.

Yahoo Sports · Sep 13, 2026

Why Pat Freiermuth

Sit

TE1 in pass-catching role. Reliable chain-mover with red-zone size and dependable hands.

Sit — bench-tier TE at consensus TE24: NE is the 2nd-toughest matchup vs TEs, 14% target share.

  • NE ranks 2 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 1-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.5 team points as 4.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 73% snap share.

Head-to-head stats

MetricOscar DelpPat Freiermuth
Projected points
Consensus rank—TE24
Opponent vs positionBAL · 12 of 321-game sampleNE · 2 of 321-game sample
Receptions5 of 322 of 32
Receiving Yards2 of 322 of 32
Receiving TDs21 of 321 of 32
Targets11 of 322 of 32
Anytime TD20 of 321 of 32
Target share—14%
Reception share—21%
Implied total · spread19.5+7.519.5+4.5
Depth chartTE3TE2
Snap share—73%
Injury designationOut—

Recent form

Oscar Delp — last 1 week

Week 1vs DET

Pat Freiermuth — last 1 week

Week 1vs ATL

Signal breakdown

  • 0.5 vs 8.5 projected PPR pointsPat Freiermuth +
  • Consensus position rankeven
  • Opponent DvP rank 12 vs 2 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 19.5 vs 19.5 team pointseven
  • A ruled-out player cannot be a startPat Freiermuth +
  • Snap shareeven

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