Darnell Washington · Foster Moreau · 2026 week 4

Darnell Washington or Foster Moreau?

Wondering who you should start this week — Darnell Washington or Foster Moreau? 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 0 points. The matchup leans Darnell Washington (CLE allow the 16th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darnell Washington START	@ CLE	3.4	16th	5.1	–	healthy
Foster Moreau	vs DAL	3.4	6th · soft	5.9	–	healthy

TEs vs CLE recently: Brenton Strange 8.3 pts (W1) · Cade Otton 3.8 pts (W2) · Darren Waller 5.1 pts (W3).

TEs vs DAL recently: Isaiah Likely 19.8 pts (W1) · Colson Yankoff 1.4 pts (W2) · Matt Hibner 8.3 pts (W3).

🎓 The coach's read

They carry identical projections — projection alone cannot separate them.
Darnell Washington has the higher floor (1.3) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Foster Moreau has the higher ceiling (7.3) — the play if you need points.
Darnell Washington is steady — about 16% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Darnell Washington faces CLE, 16th most generous to TEs.
Foster Moreau faces DAL, 6th 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.