Dalton Schultz · Jake Ferguson · 2026 week 8

Dalton Schultz or Jake Ferguson?

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

Start Jake Ferguson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Jake Ferguson (ARI allow the 6th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dalton Schultz	@ LAC	8.5	23rd	7.6	58	healthy
Jake Ferguson START	vs ARI	9.1	6th · soft	4.1	106	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 ARI recently: Sam LaPorta 14.8 pts (W5) · Colby Parkinson 9.1 pts (W6) · Evan Engram 0.2 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dalton Schultz faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Jake Ferguson faces ARI, 6th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jake Ferguson carries the higher trade value — 106 against 58 (a 45% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jake Ferguson gets the most. Momentum: Dalton Schultz -513 and Jake Ferguson -563 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.