Wondering who you should start this week — Evan Engram or Oronde Gadsden? 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 0.2 points. The matchup leans Evan Engram (CAR allow the 13th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 9
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Evan EngramSTART
@ CAR
4.9
13th
4.7
–
healthy
Oronde Gadsden
vs HOU
4.7
28th · tough
7.9
–
healthy
TEs vs CAR recently: Dallas Goedert 6.1 pts (W6) · Ko Kieft 1 pts (W7) · Tucker Kraft 11.3 pts (W8).
TEs vs HOU recently: Daniel Bellinger 0.5 pts (W5) · Nate Boerkircher 6.8 pts (W6) · Thomas Fidone II 2.9 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Evan Engram has the higher floor (1.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Oronde Gadsden has the higher ceiling (10.3) — 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.
Evan Engram faces CAR, 13th most generous to TEs.
Oronde Gadsden faces HOU, 28th 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.