Cade Otton · Gunnar Helm · 2026 week 3

Cade Otton or Gunnar Helm?

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

Start Gunnar Helm — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Gunnar Helm (NYG allow the 13th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Cade Otton vs MIN 7.5 22nd 7.2 healthy
Gunnar Helm START @ NYG 8.0 13th 5.1 healthy

TEs vs MIN recently: Tucker Kraft 6.5 pts (W1) · Sam Roush 0.9 pts (W2).

TEs vs NYG recently: Brevyn Spann-Ford 1.4 pts (W1) · Terrance Ferguson 11.4 pts (W2).

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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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.