Elijah Arroyo · Evan Engram · 2026 week 1

Elijah Arroyo or Evan Engram?

Start Evan Engram — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Evan Engram (KC allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Elijah Arroyo vs NE 3.9 13th 4.6 – healthy
Evan Engram START @ KC 4.0 29th · tough 6.4 – healthy

TEs vs NE recently: Mark Andrews 2.4 pts (W16) · Stone Smartt 1.8 pts (W17) · Greg Dulcich 3.1 pts (W18).

TEs vs KC recently: Chig Okonkwo 10.4 pts (W16) · Adam Trautman 2.4 pts (W17) · Michael Mayer 4.7 pts (W18).

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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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.