Colby Parkinson · Gunnar Helm · 2026 week 9

Colby Parkinson or Gunnar Helm?

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

Start Gunnar Helm — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Gunnar Helm (JAX allow the 23rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colby Parkinson	@ WAS	5.2	2nd · soft	8.4	–	Questionable
Gunnar Helm START	vs JAX	5.5	23rd	7.8	–	healthy

TEs vs WAS recently: Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6) · Eli Stowers 5.3 pts (W8).

TEs vs JAX recently: Dallas Goedert 3.8 pts (W5) · Foster Moreau 12.7 pts (W6) · Tyler Warren 1.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Colby Parkinson faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Colby Parkinson is flagged WATCH.
Gunnar Helm faces JAX, 23rd 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.