Daniel Bellinger · Noah Gray · 2026 week 1

Daniel Bellinger or Noah Gray?

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

Start Daniel Bellinger — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Daniel Bellinger (NYJ allow the 5th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Daniel Bellinger START vs NYJ 4.9 5th · soft 7.1 – healthy
Noah Gray vs DEN 4.3 17th 3.2 – healthy

TEs vs NYJ recently: Taysom Hill 11.3 pts (W16) · Hunter Henry 10.9 pts (W17) · Dawson Knox 8.4 pts (W18).

TEs vs DEN recently: Brenton Strange 9.9 pts (W16) · Travis Kelce 3.6 pts (W17) · Oronde Gadsden 2.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

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

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.