Dawson Knox · Evan Engram · 2026 week 3

Dawson Knox or Evan Engram?

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

Start Evan Engram — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Evan Engram (LAR allow the 28th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Dawson Knox vs LAC 4.1 10th 5.1 healthy
Evan Engram START vs LAR 5.5 28th · tough 8.5 healthy

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

TEs vs LAR recently: Luke Farrell 1.9 pts (W1) · Isaiah Likely 3.3 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.