Brock Bowers · Trey McBride · 2026 week 1

Brock Bowers or Trey McBride?

Start Brock Bowers — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Brock Bowers (MIA allow the 5th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brock Bowers START	vs MIA	16.0	5th · soft	12.6	6,113	healthy
Trey McBride	@ LAC	15.8	27th · tough	14.6	6,834	healthy

TEs vs MIA recently: Mike Gesicki 9.5 pts (W16) · Cade Otton 3.3 pts (W17) · Hunter Henry 5.6 pts (W18).

TEs vs LAC recently: Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W16) · Dalton Schultz 1.9 pts (W17) · Evan Engram 4.5 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Trey McBride carries the higher trade value — 6,834 against 6,113 (a 11% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Trey McBride gets the most. Momentum: Brock Bowers -131 and Trey McBride +105 over the last 30 days.

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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.