Cade Otton · Gunnar Helm · 2026 week 1

Cade Otton or Gunnar Helm?

Start Gunnar Helm — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Gunnar Helm (NYJ allow the 6th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cade Otton	@ CIN	7.4	1st · soft	11.1	7	healthy
Gunnar Helm START	vs NYJ	8.0	6th · soft	6.3	9	healthy

TEs vs CIN recently: Darren Waller 4 pts (W16) · Trey McBride 13.6 pts (W17) · Brenden Bates 0.6 pts (W18).

TEs vs NYJ recently: Taysom Hill 11.3 pts (W16) · Hunter Henry 10.9 pts (W17) · Dawson Knox 8.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Gunnar Helm carries the higher trade value — 9 against 7 (a 22% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Gunnar Helm gets the most. Momentum: Cade Otton +7 and Gunnar Helm -2 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.