Chig Okonkwo · Dalton Kincaid · 2026 week 9

Chig Okonkwo or Dalton Kincaid?

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

Start Dalton Kincaid — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Dalton Kincaid (MIN allow the 32nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chig Okonkwo	vs LAR	8.3	27th · tough	9	142	healthy
Dalton Kincaid START	@ MIN	9.7	32nd · tough	11	1,002	healthy

TEs vs LAR recently: Trey McBride 5.3 pts (W6) · Brock Bowers 7.3 pts (W7) · Oronde Gadsden 5.2 pts (W8).

TEs vs MIN recently: Juwan Johnson 1.6 pts (W5) · Drew Ogletree 1.2 pts (W7) · Sam LaPorta 3.5 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Dalton Kincaid projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Chig Okonkwo faces LAR, 27th most generous to TEs.
Dalton Kincaid faces MIN, 32nd most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dalton Kincaid carries the higher trade value — 1,002 against 142 (a 86% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dalton Kincaid gets the most. Momentum: Chig Okonkwo +142 and Dalton Kincaid -605 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.