Austin Hooper · Luke Musgrave · 2026 week 2

Austin Hooper or Luke Musgrave?

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

Start Luke Musgrave — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Luke Musgrave (CHI allow the 20th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Austin Hooper	vs CAR	2.3	11th	–	–	healthy
Luke Musgrave START	vs CHI	3.2	20th	–	–	PUP

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

TEs vs CHI recently: Darren Waller 2.8 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.