Elijah Higgins · Gunnar Helm · 2026 week 9

Elijah Higgins or Gunnar Helm?

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

Start Elijah Higgins — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 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	–	healthy
Gunnar Helm	vs JAX	5.5	23rd	7.8	–	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 JAX recently: Dallas Goedert 3.8 pts (W5) · Foster Moreau 12.7 pts (W6) · Tyler Warren 1.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Elijah Higgins faces SEA, 30th most generous to TEs.
Gunnar Helm faces JAX, 23rd most generous to TEs.

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.