Austin Hooper · Oronde Gadsden · 2026 week 8

Austin Hooper or Oronde Gadsden?

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

Start Oronde Gadsden — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Oronde Gadsden (LAR allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Austin Hooper	@ TB	3.3	9th	2.5	–	healthy
Oronde Gadsden START	@ LAR	4.4	29th · tough	7.8	–	healthy

TEs vs TB recently: Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W5) · Darnell Washington 8.5 pts (W6) · Darren Waller 11 pts (W7).

TEs vs LAR recently: Dalton Kincaid 2.7 pts (W5) · Trey McBride 5.3 pts (W6) · Brock Bowers 7.3 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Oronde Gadsden projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Austin Hooper faces TB, 9th most generous to TEs.
Oronde Gadsden faces LAR, 29th most generous to TEs.

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.