Gunnar Helm · Terrance Ferguson · 2026 week 9

Gunnar Helm or Terrance Ferguson?

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

Start Terrance Ferguson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Terrance Ferguson (WAS allow the 2nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Gunnar Helm	vs JAX	5.4	23rd	7.8	–	healthy
Terrance Ferguson START	@ WAS	5.6	2nd · soft	9.6	76	IR

TEs vs JAX recently: Dallas Goedert 3.8 pts (W5) · Foster Moreau 12.7 pts (W6) · Tyler Warren 1.8 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

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Gunnar Helm faces JAX, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Terrance Ferguson faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Terrance Ferguson is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Terrance Ferguson carries the higher trade value — 76 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Terrance Ferguson gets the most.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.