Dalton Schultz · Juwan Johnson · 2026 week 1

Dalton Schultz or Juwan Johnson?

Start Juwan Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Juwan Johnson (DET allow the 15th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Dalton Schultz vs BUF 8.7 31st · tough 10.2 104 healthy
Juwan Johnson START @ DET 9.9 15th 12.5 236 healthy

TEs vs BUF recently: Harold Fannin 15.5 pts (W16) · Dallas Goedert 6.8 pts (W17) · Jelani Woods 2 pts (W18).

TEs vs DET recently: Jonnu Smith 2.8 pts (W16) · Josh Oliver 0.8 pts (W17) · Colston Loveland 15.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Juwan Johnson carries the higher trade value — 236 against 104 (a 56% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Juwan Johnson gets the most. Momentum: Dalton Schultz -28 and Juwan Johnson +71 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.