Dallas Goedert · Mike Gesicki · 2026 week 5

Dallas Goedert or Mike Gesicki?

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

Start Dallas Goedert — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Dallas Goedert (CAR allow the 7th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dallas Goedert START	vs CAR	8.9	7th · soft	12.5	406	Questionable
Mike Gesicki	@ MIA	8.0	8th · soft	14.8	242	healthy

TEs vs CAR recently: Austin Hooper 2 pts (W2) · Harold Fannin 17.1 pts (W3) · Sam LaPorta 14.4 pts (W4).

TEs vs MIA recently: George Kittle 14 pts (W2) · Travis Kelce 11.9 pts (W3) · T.J. Hockenson 11.9 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dallas Goedert faces CAR, 7th most generous to TEs.
Dallas Goedert is flagged WATCH.
Mike Gesicki faces MIA, 8th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dallas Goedert carries the higher trade value — 406 against 242 (a 40% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dallas Goedert gets the most. Momentum: Dallas Goedert -417 and Mike Gesicki +242 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.