Elijah Higgins · Noah Fant · 2026 week 1

Elijah Higgins or Noah Fant?

Start Noah Fant — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Noah Fant (DET allow the 15th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Elijah Higgins @ LAC 3.1 27th · tough 7.7 – healthy
Noah Fant START @ DET 3.4 15th 1.1 – healthy

TEs vs LAC recently: Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W16) · Dalton Schultz 1.9 pts (W17) · Evan Engram 4.5 pts (W18).

TEs vs DET recently: Jonnu Smith 2.8 pts (W16) · Josh Oliver 0.8 pts (W17) · Colston Loveland 15.1 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.