Elijah Arroyo · Theo Johnson · 2026 week 1

Elijah Arroyo or Theo Johnson?

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
Theo Johnson vs DAL 3.7 22nd 8.9 – 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 DAL recently: Will Dissly 2.8 pts (W16) · Ben Sinnott 2.9 pts (W17) · Daniel Bellinger 9.8 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.