David Njoku · Justin Joly · 2026 week 1

David Njoku or Justin Joly?

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

Start David Njoku — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans David Njoku (ARI allow the 3rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
David Njoku START	vs ARI	4.0	3rd · soft	3.7	–	healthy
Justin Joly	vs JAX	3.4	10th	–	–	healthy

TEs vs ARI recently: Kyle Pitts 11.7 pts (W16) · Mike Gesicki 4.7 pts (W17) · Colby Parkinson 15.6 pts (W18).

TEs vs JAX recently: Evan Engram 3.6 pts (W16) · Mo Alie-Cox 8 pts (W17) · David Martin-Robinson 1.4 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.