Gunnar Helm · Oronde Gadsden · 2026 week 8

Gunnar Helm or Oronde Gadsden?

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

Start Gunnar Helm — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Gunnar Helm (CIN allow the 14th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Gunnar Helm START	@ CIN	5.6	14th	4.1	–	healthy
Oronde Gadsden	@ LAR	4.4	29th · tough	7.8	–	healthy

TEs vs CIN recently: Brenton Strange 9.5 pts (W4) · Greg Dulcich 5.7 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 3.5 pts (W7).

TEs vs LAR recently: Dalton Kincaid 2.7 pts (W5) · Trey McBride 5.3 pts (W6) · Brock Bowers 7.3 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Gunnar Helm projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Gunnar Helm faces CIN, 14th most generous to TEs.
Oronde Gadsden faces LAR, 29th 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.