AJ Barner · Dallas Goedert · 2026 week 5

AJ Barner or Dallas Goedert?

Wondering who you should start this week — AJ Barner or Dallas Goedert? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start AJ Barner — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans AJ Barner (SF allow the 31st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
AJ Barner START	vs SF	8.8	31st · tough	7.3	66	healthy
Dallas Goedert	@ JAX	8.5	20th	12.5	391	Out

TEs vs SF recently: Greg Dulcich 1.7 pts (W2) · Trey McBride 7.5 pts (W3) · Evan Engram 0.6 pts (W4).

TEs vs JAX recently: Nate Adkins 9.8 pts (W2) · Hunter Henry 0.5 pts (W3) · Mike Gesicki 10 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dallas Goedert has the higher floor (2.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
AJ Barner has the higher ceiling (16.9) — the play if you need points.
AJ Barner faces SF, 31st most generous to TEs.
Dallas Goedert faces JAX, 20th most generous to TEs.
Dallas Goedert is flagged RISK.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dallas Goedert carries the higher trade value — 391 against 66 (a 83% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dallas Goedert gets the most. Momentum: AJ Barner -60 and Dallas Goedert -390 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

More TE decisions

AJ Barner or T.J. Hockenson?AJ Barner or Hunter Henry?AJ Barner or Oronde Gadsden?Dallas Goedert or Jake Ferguson?Dallas Goedert or Mark Andrews?Dallas Goedert or Dalton Schultz?

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.