Drew Sample · Tommy Tremble · 2026 week 3

Drew Sample or Tommy Tremble?

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

Start Drew Sample — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Drew Sample (PIT allow the 18th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Drew Sample START @ PIT 3.4 18th 4.9 – healthy
Tommy Tremble @ CLE 3.0 21st 3.5 – healthy

TEs vs PIT recently: Hunter Henry 4 pts (W2).

TEs vs CLE recently: Brenton Strange 8.3 pts (W1) · Cade Otton 3.8 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.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.