Chig Okonkwo · Darren Waller · 2026 week 1

Chig Okonkwo or Darren Waller?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chig Okonkwo or Darren Waller? 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 1.1 points. The matchup leans Chig Okonkwo (PHI allow the 32nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chig Okonkwo START	@ PHI	9.1	32nd · tough	11	189	healthy
Darren Waller	vs CHI	8.0	18th	11.8	–	healthy

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

TEs vs CHI recently: Luke Musgrave 3.8 pts (W16) · Jake Tonges 12 pts (W17) · Anthony Firkser 0.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Chig Okonkwo carries the higher trade value — 189 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Chig Okonkwo gets the most.

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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.