Darnell Washington · Evan Engram · 2026 week 8

Darnell Washington or Evan Engram?

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

Start Darnell Washington — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Darnell Washington (CLE allow the 17th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darnell Washington START	vs CLE	6.2	17th	7.7	–	healthy
Evan Engram	vs KC	4.9	5th · soft	4.7	–	healthy

TEs vs CLE recently: Mason Taylor 2.4 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 10.4 pts (W6) · Gunnar Helm 2.4 pts (W7).

TEs vs KC recently: Brock Bowers 14.6 pts (W4) · Charlie Kolar 2 pts (W6) · AJ Barner 4.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Darnell Washington projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Darnell Washington faces CLE, 17th most generous to TEs.
Evan Engram faces KC, 5th 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.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.