Eli Stowers · Marlin Klein · 2026 week 8

Eli Stowers or Marlin Klein?

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

Start Marlin Klein — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Marlin Klein (LAC allow the 23rd-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
Marlin Klein START	@ LAC	1.8	23rd	2.6	–	Out

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

TEs vs LAC recently: AJ Barner 1.2 pts (W4) · Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Eli Stowers faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Marlin Klein faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Marlin Klein is flagged OUT.

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.