Evan Engram · Noah Gray · 2026 week 8

Evan Engram or Noah Gray?

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

Start Evan Engram — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Evan Engram (KC allow the 5th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Evan Engram START	vs KC	5.0	5th · soft	4.7	–	healthy
Noah Gray	@ DEN	3.7	11th	6.5	–	healthy

TEs vs KC recently: Brock Bowers 14.6 pts (W4) · Charlie Kolar 2 pts (W6) · AJ Barner 4.6 pts (W7).

TEs vs DEN recently: Hayden Rucci 6.7 pts (W5) · AJ Barner 1.6 pts (W6) · Trey McBride 17.1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Evan Engram projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Evan Engram faces KC, 5th most generous to TEs.
Noah Gray faces DEN, 11th 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.