Dallas Goedert · Travis Kelce · 2026 week 8

Dallas Goedert or Travis Kelce?

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

Start Travis Kelce — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Travis Kelce (DEN allow the 11th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dallas Goedert	@ WAS	10.2	2nd · soft	10.6	632	healthy
Travis Kelce START	@ DEN	11.4	11th	7.1	1,159	Questionable

TEs vs WAS recently: Tyler Warren 4.1 pts (W4) · Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6).

TEs vs DEN recently: Hayden Rucci 6.7 pts (W5) · AJ Barner 1.6 pts (W6) · Trey McBride 17.1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Travis Kelce projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Dallas Goedert faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Travis Kelce faces DEN, 11th most generous to TEs.
Travis Kelce is flagged WATCH.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Travis Kelce carries the higher trade value — 1,159 against 632 (a 45% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Travis Kelce gets the most. Momentum: Dallas Goedert +324 and Travis Kelce -507 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.