Eli Raridon · Matt Hibner · 2026 week 5

Eli Raridon or Matt Hibner?

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

Start Matt Hibner — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Matt Hibner (ATL allow the 13th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Eli Raridon	vs LV	3.2	5th · soft	4.5	–	healthy
Matt Hibner START	@ ATL	3.4	13th	6	–	healthy

TEs vs LV recently: Oronde Gadsden 7.8 pts (W2) · Juwan Johnson 15.3 pts (W3) · Noah Gray 1.7 pts (W4).

TEs vs ATL recently: Darren Waller 15.3 pts (W2) · Tucker Kraft 2.6 pts (W3) · Juwan Johnson 5.9 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Matt Hibner has the higher floor (0.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Matt Hibner has the higher ceiling (7.4) — the play if you need points.
Eli Raridon faces LV, 5th most generous to TEs.
Matt Hibner faces ATL, 13th most generous to TEs.

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.