AJ Barner · Dalton Schultz · 2026 week 1

AJ Barner or Dalton Schultz?

Start AJ Barner — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans AJ Barner (NE allow the 13th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
AJ Barner START	vs NE	10.0	13th	10.6	45	healthy
Dalton Schultz	vs BUF	8.7	31st · tough	10.2	104	healthy

TEs vs NE recently: Mark Andrews 2.4 pts (W16) · Stone Smartt 1.8 pts (W17) · Greg Dulcich 3.1 pts (W18).

TEs vs BUF recently: Harold Fannin 15.5 pts (W16) · Dallas Goedert 6.8 pts (W17) · Jelani Woods 2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dalton Schultz carries the higher trade value — 104 against 45 (a 57% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dalton Schultz gets the most. Momentum: AJ Barner +7 and Dalton Schultz -28 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.