Brock Wright · Eli Stowers · 2026 week 1

Brock Wright or Eli Stowers?

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

Start Brock WrightBrock Wright projects 1.6 PPR points clear of Eli Stowers in week 1, drawing NO — the 19th-ranked matchup for TEs. The numbers behind the call are below; overrule them with your eyes open.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brock Wright START	vs NO	2.6	19th	3.6	–	healthy
Eli Stowers	vs WAS	1.0	2nd · soft	–	–	Questionable

TEs vs NO recently: Stone Smartt 3.4 pts (W16) · Chig Okonkwo 11.5 pts (W17) · Kyle Pitts 5.8 pts (W18).

TEs vs WAS recently: Dallas Goedert 9.2 pts (W16) · Jake Ferguson 6.6 pts (W17) · Grant Calcaterra 8.1 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.