Charlie Kolar · Will Kacmarek · 2026 week 1

Charlie Kolar or Will Kacmarek?

Wondering who you should start this week — Charlie Kolar or Will Kacmarek? 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.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Charlie Kolar START vs ARI 4.0 3rd · soft 2.8 – healthy
Will Kacmarek @ LV 4.0 30th · tough – – 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 LV recently: Dalton Schultz 9.5 pts (W16) · Daniel Bellinger 1.1 pts (W17) · Noah Gray 3 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.