Gunnar Helm · T.J. Hockenson · 2026 week 1

Gunnar Helm or T.J. Hockenson?

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

Start T.J. Hockenson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans T.J. Hockenson (GB allow the 24th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Gunnar Helm	vs NYJ	7.2	5th · soft	6.3	–	healthy
T.J. Hockenson START	vs GB	8.4	24th	7	178	healthy

TEs vs NYJ recently: Taysom Hill 11.3 pts (W16) · Hunter Henry 10.9 pts (W17) · Dawson Knox 8.4 pts (W18).

TEs vs GB recently: Colston Loveland 3 pts (W16) · Mark Andrews 2.8 pts (W17) · Josh Oliver 2.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

T.J. Hockenson carries the higher trade value — 178 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving T.J. Hockenson gets the most.

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

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.