Chig Okonkwo · Dallas Goedert · 2026 week 1

Chig Okonkwo or Dallas Goedert?

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

Start Dallas Goedert — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Dallas Goedert (WAS allow the 2nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chig Okonkwo	@ PHI	9.1	32nd · tough	11	189	healthy
Dallas Goedert START	vs WAS	9.8	2nd · soft	15.7	673	healthy

TEs vs PHI recently: Ben Sinnott 0.5 pts (W16) · Dawson Knox 3 pts (W17) · John Bates 7.3 pts (W18).

TEs vs WAS recently: Dallas Goedert 9.2 pts (W16) · Jake Ferguson 6.6 pts (W17) · Grant Calcaterra 8.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dallas Goedert carries the higher trade value — 673 against 189 (a 72% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dallas Goedert gets the most. Momentum: Chig Okonkwo -170 and Dallas Goedert +109 over the last 30 days.

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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.