Charlie Kolar · Dawson Knox · 2026 week 8
Charlie Kolar or Dawson Knox?
Wondering who you should start this week — Charlie Kolar or Dawson Knox? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Charlie Kolar — barely This one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Charlie Kolar (LAR allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player Wk 8 Proj (PPR) Matchup Form L3 Trade value Status
Charlie Kolar START @ LAR
4.1 29th · tough 4.9
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healthy Dawson Knox vs BAL
3.3 16th 2.1
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healthy
TEs vs LAR recently: Dalton Kincaid 2.7 pts (W5) · Trey McBride 5.3 pts (W6) · Brock Bowers 7.3 pts (W7).
TEs vs BAL recently: Kyle Pitts Sr. 10.2 pts (W5) · Harold Fannin Jr. 0.9 pts (W6) · Drew Sample 8.4 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone. Charlie Kolar has the higher floor (1.4) — the safer start if you are favoured. Charlie Kolar has the higher ceiling (8.1) — the play if you need points. Charlie Kolar is steady — about 12% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling. Charlie Kolar faces LAR, 29th most generous to TEs. Dawson Knox faces BAL, 16th most generous to TEs. 🔔 Ping me if Charlie Kolar or Dawson Knox is ruled out
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.