Cole Kmet · Eli Raridon · 2026 week 2

Cole Kmet or Eli Raridon?

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

Start Cole Kmet — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Cole Kmet (MIN allow the 9th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cole Kmet START	vs MIN	4.0	9th	11.5	–	healthy
Eli Raridon	vs PIT	3.8	–	7.2	–	healthy

TEs vs MIN recently: Tucker Kraft 6.5 pts (W1).

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.