Austin Hooper · Marlin Klein · 2026 week 1

Austin Hooper or Marlin Klein?

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

Start Marlin Klein — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Marlin Klein (BUF allow the 31st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Austin Hooper	@ PIT	2.7	4th · soft	5.3	–	healthy
Marlin Klein START	vs BUF	2.8	31st · tough	–	–	healthy

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

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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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.