Charlie Kolar · Michael Mayer · 2026 week 1

Charlie Kolar or Michael Mayer?

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

Start Charlie Kolar — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0 points. The matchup leans Charlie Kolar (ARI allow the 3rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Charlie Kolar START	vs ARI	4.0	3rd · soft	2.8	–	healthy
Michael Mayer	vs MIA	4.0	6th · soft	9.2	–	healthy

TEs vs ARI recently: Kyle Pitts 11.7 pts (W16) · Mike Gesicki 4.7 pts (W17) · Colby Parkinson 15.6 pts (W18).

TEs vs MIA recently: Mike Gesicki 9.5 pts (W16) · Cade Otton 3.3 pts (W17) · Hunter Henry 5.6 pts (W18).

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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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.