Dallas Goedert · Juwan Johnson · 2026 week 1

Dallas Goedert or Juwan Johnson?

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

Start Juwan Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Juwan Johnson (DET allow the 15th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dallas Goedert	vs WAS	9.8	2nd · soft	15.7	673	healthy
Juwan Johnson START	@ DET	10.4	15th	12.5	544	healthy

TEs vs WAS recently: Dallas Goedert 9.2 pts (W16) · Jake Ferguson 6.6 pts (W17) · Grant Calcaterra 8.1 pts (W18).

TEs vs DET recently: Jonnu Smith 2.8 pts (W16) · Josh Oliver 0.8 pts (W17) · Colston Loveland 15.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dallas Goedert carries the higher trade value — 673 against 544 (a 19% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dallas Goedert gets the most. Momentum: Dallas Goedert +109 and Juwan Johnson +203 over the last 30 days.

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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.