Colby Parkinson vs Gunnar Helm: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Colby Parkinson and Gunnar Helm for your lineup, you are not alone. Colby Parkinson finished the 2025 season at 7.2 PPG for the Los Angeles Rams (15 games), and Gunnar Helm averaged 4.4 for the Tennessee Titans (16 games).
That 2.8-point weekly advantage for Colby Parkinson is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Both see steady target volume for the tight end position. Colby Parkinson had 43 catches for 408 yards; Gunnar Helm posted 44 for 357. At a position where most starters barely clear 7 PPG, this class of tight end is where the fantasy advantage lives week to week.
Colby Parkinson has his bye in Week 6, and Gunnar Helm rests in Week 5. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
