Charlie Kolar · Kenyon Sadiq · 2026 week 8
Charlie Kolar or Kenyon Sadiq?
Wondering who you should start this week — Charlie Kolar or Kenyon Sadiq? 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 0.2 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 Kenyon Sadiq vs LV
3.9 4th · soft 1.4
62
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 LV recently: Hunter Henry 10.4 pts (W5) · Dalton Kincaid 3.8 pts (W6) · Davis Allen 14 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone. Charlie Kolar has the higher floor (1.4) — the safer start if you are favoured. Kenyon Sadiq has the higher ceiling (9.3) — 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. Kenyon Sadiq is boom-or-bust — about 25% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions. Charlie Kolar faces LAR, 29th most generous to TEs. 🔔 Ping me if Charlie Kolar or Kenyon Sadiq is ruled out
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Kenyon Sadiq carries the higher trade value — 62 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kenyon Sadiq gets the most.
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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.