Daniel Bellinger · Dawson Knox · 2026 week 8

Daniel Bellinger or Dawson Knox?

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

Start Dawson Knox — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Dawson Knox (BAL allow the 16th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Daniel Bellinger	@ CIN	2.2	14th	1.4	–	healthy
Dawson Knox START	vs BAL	3.3	16th	2.1	–	healthy

TEs vs CIN recently: Brenton Strange 9.5 pts (W4) · Greg Dulcich 5.7 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 3.5 pts (W7).

TEs vs BAL recently: Kyle Pitts Sr. 10.2 pts (W5) · Harold Fannin Jr. 0.9 pts (W6) · Drew Sample 8.4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Dawson Knox projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Daniel Bellinger faces CIN, 14th most generous to TEs.
Dawson Knox faces BAL, 16th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.