Elijah Higgins · Marlin Klein · 2026 week 8

Elijah Higgins or Marlin Klein?

Wondering who you should start this week — Elijah Higgins or Marlin Klein? 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 0.5 points. The matchup leans Elijah Higgins (DAL allow the 20th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Elijah Higgins START	@ DAL	2.3	20th	6.4	–	healthy
Marlin Klein	@ LAC	1.8	23rd	2.6	–	Out

TEs vs DAL recently: Cade Otton 2.5 pts (W5) · Tucker Kraft 3.7 pts (W6) · Dallas Goedert 4.8 pts (W7).

TEs vs LAC recently: AJ Barner 1.2 pts (W4) · Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Elijah Higgins faces DAL, 20th most generous to TEs.
Marlin Klein faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Marlin Klein is flagged OUT.

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.