Darren Waller · Kyle Pitts · 2026 week 4

Darren Waller or Kyle Pitts?

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

Start Darren Waller — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Darren Waller (DET allow the 1st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darren Waller START	vs DET	9.4	1st · soft	11.1	307	healthy
Kyle Pitts	@ NO	8.5	4th · soft	2	501	healthy

TEs vs DET recently: Juwan Johnson 11.4 pts (W1) · Dalton Kincaid 15.5 pts (W2) · Kenyon Sadiq 16.5 pts (W3).

TEs vs NO recently: Sam LaPorta 4.8 pts (W1) · Mark Andrews 4.9 pts (W2) · Brock Bowers 17.6 pts (W3).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Darren Waller has the higher floor (2.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Darren Waller has the higher ceiling (17.7) — the play if you need points.
Kyle Pitts is boom-or-bust — about 20% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions.
Darren Waller faces DET, 1st most generous to TEs.
Kyle Pitts faces NO, 4th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kyle Pitts carries the higher trade value — 501 against 307 (a 39% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kyle Pitts gets the most. Momentum: Darren Waller +307 and Kyle Pitts -881 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.