Elijah Arroyo · Terrance Ferguson · 2026 week 1

Elijah Arroyo or Terrance Ferguson?

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

Start Elijah Arroyo — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Elijah Arroyo (NE allow the 13th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Elijah Arroyo START vs NE 3.9 13th 4.6 healthy
Terrance Ferguson vs SF 3.7 9th 9.1 39 Questionable

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

TEs vs SF recently: Tyler Warren 3 pts (W16) · Colston Loveland 15.4 pts (W17) · AJ Barner 1.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Terrance Ferguson carries the higher trade value — 39 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Terrance Ferguson gets the most.

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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.