Eli Stowers · Elijah Higgins · 2026 week 8

Eli Stowers or Elijah Higgins?

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

Start Elijah Higgins — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Elijah Higgins (DAL allow the 20th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Eli Stowers	@ WAS	1.0	2nd · soft	–	–	healthy
Elijah Higgins START	@ DAL	2.3	20th	6.4	–	healthy

TEs vs WAS recently: Tyler Warren 4.1 pts (W4) · Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6).

TEs vs DAL recently: Cade Otton 2.5 pts (W5) · Tucker Kraft 3.7 pts (W6) · Dallas Goedert 4.8 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Elijah Higgins projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Eli Stowers faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Elijah Higgins faces DAL, 20th 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.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.