Dawson Knox · Noah Gray · 2026 week 1

Dawson Knox or Noah Gray?

Start Dawson Knox — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Dawson Knox (HOU allow the 21st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Dawson Knox START @ HOU 4.9 21st 6.8 – healthy
Noah Gray vs DEN 4.3 17th 3.2 – healthy

TEs vs HOU recently: Brock Bowers 9.3 pts (W16) · Oronde Gadsden 9.2 pts (W17) · Tyler Warren 2.6 pts (W18).

TEs vs DEN recently: Brenton Strange 9.9 pts (W16) · Travis Kelce 3.6 pts (W17) · Oronde Gadsden 2.3 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.

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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.