Brock Wright · Marlin Klein · 2026 week 8

Brock Wright or Marlin Klein?

Wondering who you should start this week — Brock Wright 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 0.2 points. The matchup leans Marlin Klein (LAC allow the 23rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brock Wright	vs MIN	1.6	32nd · tough	2.2	–	healthy
Marlin Klein START	@ LAC	1.8	23rd	2.6	–	Out

TEs vs MIN recently: Will Kacmarek 1.5 pts (W4) · Juwan Johnson 1.6 pts (W5) · Drew Ogletree 1.2 pts (W7).

TEs vs LAC recently: AJ Barner 1.2 pts (W4) · Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brock Wright faces MIN, 32nd most generous to TEs.
Marlin Klein faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Marlin Klein is flagged OUT.

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.