Colby Parkinson · Dawson Knox · 2026 week 1

Colby Parkinson or Dawson Knox?

Start Colby Parkinson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Colby Parkinson (SF allow the 9th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Colby Parkinson START vs SF 5.4 9th · soft 11.7 – healthy
Dawson Knox @ HOU 4.9 21st 6.8 – healthy

TEs vs SF recently: Tyler Warren 3 pts (W16) · Colston Loveland 15.4 pts (W17) · AJ Barner 1.4 pts (W18).

TEs vs HOU recently: Brock Bowers 9.3 pts (W16) · Oronde Gadsden 9.2 pts (W17) · Tyler Warren 2.6 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.

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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.