Greg Dulcich · Jake Ferguson · 2026 week 9

Greg Dulcich or Jake Ferguson?

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

Start Jake Ferguson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Jake Ferguson (IND allow the 5th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Greg Dulcich	vs DET	8.2	1st · soft	10.5	1	healthy
Jake Ferguson START	@ IND	8.3	5th · soft	4.1	44	Questionable

TEs vs DET recently: Teagan Quitoriano 13.5 pts (W5) · Tucker Kraft 10.8 pts (W7) · T.J. Hockenson 11.8 pts (W8).

TEs vs IND recently: Pat Freiermuth 16.5 pts (W5) · T.J. Hockenson 9.5 pts (W7) · Nate Boerkircher 9.1 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Greg Dulcich has the higher floor (3.5) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Jake Ferguson has the higher ceiling (15.4) — the play if you need points.
Greg Dulcich is steady — about 20% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Greg Dulcich faces DET, 1st most generous to TEs.
Jake Ferguson faces IND, 5th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jake Ferguson carries the higher trade value — 44 against 1 (a 98% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jake Ferguson gets the most. Momentum: Greg Dulcich +1 and Jake Ferguson -416 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.