Dallas Goedert · Pat Freiermuth · 2026 week 6

Dallas Goedert or Pat Freiermuth?

Wondering who you should start this week — Dallas Goedert or Pat Freiermuth? 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 0.7 points. The matchup leans Dallas Goedert (CAR allow the 7th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dallas Goedert START	vs CAR	10.6	7th · soft	11.6	693	healthy
Pat Freiermuth	@ TB	9.9	11th	12.4	394	healthy

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

TEs vs TB recently: T.J. Hockenson 1.1 pts (W3) · Tucker Kraft 10.5 pts (W4) · Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dallas Goedert has the higher floor (3.5) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Pat Freiermuth has the higher ceiling (19.9) — the play if you need points.
Pat Freiermuth is boom-or-bust — about 10% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions.
Dallas Goedert faces CAR, 7th most generous to TEs.
Pat Freiermuth faces TB, 11th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dallas Goedert carries the higher trade value — 693 against 394 (a 43% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dallas Goedert gets the most. Momentum: Dallas Goedert -589 and Pat Freiermuth +295 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.