Colby Parkinson · Oronde Gadsden · 2026 week 9

Colby Parkinson or Oronde Gadsden?

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

Start Colby Parkinson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Colby Parkinson (WAS allow the 2nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colby Parkinson START	@ WAS	5.2	2nd · soft	8.4	–	Questionable
Oronde Gadsden	vs HOU	4.7	28th · tough	7.9	–	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 HOU recently: Daniel Bellinger 0.5 pts (W5) · Nate Boerkircher 6.8 pts (W6) · Thomas Fidone II 2.9 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Colby Parkinson has the higher ceiling (10.6) — the play if you need points.
Colby Parkinson faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Colby Parkinson is flagged WATCH.
Oronde Gadsden faces HOU, 28th 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.