Austin Hooper · Daniel Bellinger · 2026 week 1

Austin Hooper or Daniel Bellinger?

Start Daniel Bellinger — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Daniel Bellinger (NYJ allow the 6th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Austin Hooper @ PIT 2.7 4th · soft 5.3 – healthy
Daniel Bellinger START vs NYJ 3.0 6th · soft 7.1 – healthy

TEs vs PIT recently: Anthony Firkser 4 pts (W16) · Harold Fannin 9 pts (W17) · Isaiah Likely 3.2 pts (W18).

TEs vs NYJ recently: Taysom Hill 11.3 pts (W16) · Hunter Henry 10.9 pts (W17) · Dawson Knox 8.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

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

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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.