Dawson Knox · Jonnu Smith · 2026 week 9

Dawson Knox or Jonnu Smith?

Wondering who you should start this week — Dawson Knox or Jonnu Smith? 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 0.9 points. The matchup leans Dawson Knox (MIN allow the 32nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dawson Knox START	@ MIN	2.8	32nd · tough	2.2	–	healthy
Jonnu Smith	vs MIN	1.9	32nd · tough	2.8	–	Out

TEs vs MIN recently: Juwan Johnson 1.6 pts (W5) · Drew Ogletree 1.2 pts (W7) · Sam LaPorta 3.5 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dawson Knox faces MIN, 32nd most generous to TEs.
Jonnu Smith faces MIN, 32nd most generous to TEs.
Jonnu Smith is flagged OUT.

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.