Dallas Goedert · Tucker Kraft · 2026 week 8

Dallas Goedert or Tucker Kraft?

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

Start Tucker Kraft — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Tucker Kraft (CAR allow the 13th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dallas Goedert	@ WAS	10.3	2nd · soft	10.6	689	healthy
Tucker Kraft START	vs CAR	10.9	13th	11.7	1,853	healthy

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

TEs vs CAR recently: Sam LaPorta 14.4 pts (W4) · Dallas Goedert 6.1 pts (W6) · Ko Kieft 1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dallas Goedert has the higher floor (3.6) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Tucker Kraft has the higher ceiling (20.3) — the play if you need points.
Dallas Goedert is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Dallas Goedert faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Tucker Kraft faces CAR, 13th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tucker Kraft carries the higher trade value — 1,853 against 689 (a 63% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tucker Kraft gets the most. Momentum: Dallas Goedert +534 and Tucker Kraft +643 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.