Darnell Washington · Noah Fant · 2026 week 2

Darnell Washington or Noah Fant?

Wondering who you should start this week — Darnell Washington or Noah Fant? 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 0.4 points. The matchup leans Darnell Washington (NE allow the 30th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 2Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Darnell Washington START @ NE 3.7 30th · tough 3.8 healthy
Noah Fant @ BAL 3.3 17th 13.3 healthy

TEs vs NE recently: AJ Barner 1.3 pts (W1).

TEs vs BAL recently: Tyler Warren 7.3 pts (W1).

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.