Dawson Knox · Oronde Gadsden · 2026 week 2

Dawson Knox or Oronde Gadsden?

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

Start Oronde Gadsden — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Oronde Gadsden (LV allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 2Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Dawson Knox vs DET 4.3 2nd · soft 1.7 – healthy
Oronde Gadsden START vs LV 4.6 29th · tough 5.2 – healthy

TEs vs DET recently: Juwan Johnson 11.4 pts (W1).

TEs vs LV recently: Greg Dulcich 1.8 pts (W1).

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

More TE decisions

Dawson Knox or Jonnu Smith?Dawson Knox or Will Kacmarek?Dawson Knox or Cole Kmet?Oronde Gadsden or Noah Gray?Oronde Gadsden or Mason Taylor?
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.