Dalton Schultz · Darren Waller · 2026 week 8

Dalton Schultz or Darren Waller?

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

Start Dalton Schultz — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Dalton Schultz (LAC allow the 23rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dalton Schultz START	@ LAC	8.5	23rd	7.6	46	healthy
Darren Waller	@ GB	7.6	31st · tough	9.6	33	healthy

TEs vs LAC recently: AJ Barner 1.2 pts (W4) · Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6).

TEs vs GB recently: Colston Loveland 1.9 pts (W5) · Brevyn Spann-Ford 3.5 pts (W6) · Sam LaPorta 1.8 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dalton Schultz faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Darren Waller faces GB, 31st most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dalton Schultz carries the higher trade value — 46 against 33 (a 28% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dalton Schultz gets the most. Momentum: Dalton Schultz -453 and Darren Waller -309 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.