Dawson Knox · Elijah Arroyo · 2026 week 3

Dawson Knox or Elijah Arroyo?

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

Start Dawson Knox — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Dawson Knox (LAC allow the 10th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Dawson Knox START vs LAC 4.2 10th 5.1 – healthy
Elijah Arroyo @ WAS 3.2 2nd · soft 2.7 – healthy

TEs vs LAC recently: Trey McBride 15.5 pts (W1) · Michael Mayer 2.3 pts (W2).

TEs vs WAS recently: Dallas Goedert 19.7 pts (W1) · Jake Ferguson 16.3 pts (W2).

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.