Austin Hooper · Brock Wright · 2026 week 2

Austin Hooper or Brock Wright?

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

Start Austin Hooper — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0 points. The matchup leans Austin Hooper (CAR allow the 11th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 2Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Austin Hooper START vs CAR 2.3 11th healthy
Brock Wright @ BUF 2.3 19th 1.5 healthy

TEs vs CAR recently: Cole Kmet 9.5 pts (W1).

TEs vs BUF recently: Dalton Schultz 3.5 pts (W1).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.