Chig Okonkwo · Darnell Washington · 2026 week 6

Chig Okonkwo or Darnell Washington?

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

Start Chig Okonkwo — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Chig Okonkwo (SF allow the 32nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chig Okonkwo START	@ SF	7.7	32nd · tough	5.4	–	healthy
Darnell Washington	@ TB	6.8	11th	8.2	–	healthy

TEs vs SF recently: Trey McBride 7.5 pts (W3) · Evan Engram 0.6 pts (W4) · AJ Barner 2 pts (W5).

TEs vs TB recently: T.J. Hockenson 1.1 pts (W3) · Tucker Kraft 10.5 pts (W4) · Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Chig Okonkwo has the higher floor (2.5) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Chig Okonkwo has the higher ceiling (14.7) — the play if you need points.
Chig Okonkwo is steady — about 14% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Darnell Washington is steady — about 15% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Chig Okonkwo faces SF, 32nd 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.