Elijah Higgins · Evan Engram · 2026 week 9
Elijah Higgins or Evan Engram?
Wondering who you should start this week — Elijah Higgins or Evan Engram? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Elijah Higgins — barely This one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Elijah Higgins (SEA allow the 30th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player Wk 9 Proj (PPR) Matchup Form L3 Trade value Status
Elijah Higgins START @ SEA
5.7 30th · tough 4.5
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healthy Evan Engram @ CAR
5.0 13th 4.7
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healthy
TEs vs SEA recently: Evan Engram 1.3 pts (W6) · Noah Gray 4.4 pts (W7) · Colston Loveland 4.5 pts (W8).
TEs vs CAR recently: Dallas Goedert 6.1 pts (W6) · Ko Kieft 1 pts (W7) · Tucker Kraft 11.3 pts (W8).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone. Evan Engram has the higher floor (1.6) — the safer start if you are favoured. Elijah Higgins has the higher ceiling (11.8) — the play if you need points. Evan Engram is steady — about 12% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling. Elijah Higgins faces SEA, 30th most generous to TEs. Evan Engram faces CAR, 13th most generous to TEs. 🔔 Ping me if Elijah Higgins or Evan Engram is ruled out
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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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.