Charlie Kolar · Oronde Gadsden · 2026 week 8

Charlie Kolar or Oronde Gadsden?

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

Start Oronde Gadsden — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Oronde Gadsden (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	@ LAR	4.1	29th · tough	4.9	–	healthy
Oronde Gadsden START	@ LAR	4.4	29th · tough	7.8	–	healthy

TEs vs LAR recently: Dalton Kincaid 2.7 pts (W5) · Trey McBride 5.3 pts (W6) · Brock Bowers 7.3 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Charlie Kolar has the higher floor (1.4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Oronde Gadsden has the higher ceiling (9.5) — 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.
Oronde Gadsden faces LAR, 29th 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.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.