Charlie Kolar · Noah Gray · 2026 week 4

Charlie Kolar or Noah Gray?

Wondering who you should start this week — Charlie Kolar or Noah Gray? 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 0.3 points. The matchup leans Charlie Kolar (DEN allow the 15th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Charlie Kolar START	vs DEN	3.7	15th	5.1	–	Doubtful
Noah Gray	@ LV	3.4	3rd · soft	4.2	–	healthy

TEs vs DEN recently: Travis Kelce 7.1 pts (W1) · Brenton Strange 1.7 pts (W2) · Tyler Higbee 12.2 pts (W3).

TEs vs LV recently: Greg Dulcich 1.8 pts (W1) · Oronde Gadsden 7.8 pts (W2) · Juwan Johnson 15.3 pts (W3).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Charlie Kolar faces DEN, 15th most generous to TEs.
Charlie Kolar is flagged RISK.
Noah Gray faces LV, 3rd most generous to TEs.

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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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.