Greg Dulcich · Tyler Higbee · 2026 week 9

Greg Dulcich or Tyler Higbee?

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

Start Greg Dulcich — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Greg Dulcich (DET allow the 1st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Greg Dulcich START	vs DET	8.2	1st · soft	10.5	1	healthy
Tyler Higbee	@ WAS	7.0	2nd · soft	3.3	44	healthy

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 WAS recently: Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6) · Eli Stowers 5.3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Greg Dulcich projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Greg Dulcich faces DET, 1st most generous to TEs.
Tyler Higbee faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tyler Higbee carries the higher trade value — 44 against 1 (a 98% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tyler Higbee gets the most. Momentum: Greg Dulcich +1 and Tyler Higbee -21 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.