Jake Ferguson · Juwan Johnson · 2026 week 8

Jake Ferguson or Juwan Johnson?

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

Start Juwan Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Juwan Johnson (CLE allow the 17th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Ferguson	vs ARI	9.8	6th · soft	4.1	105	healthy
Juwan Johnson START	vs CLE	10.6	17th	6.4	375	healthy

TEs vs ARI recently: Sam LaPorta 14.8 pts (W5) · Colby Parkinson 9.1 pts (W6) · Evan Engram 0.2 pts (W7).

TEs vs CLE recently: Mason Taylor 2.4 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 10.4 pts (W6) · Gunnar Helm 2.4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jake Ferguson faces ARI, 6th most generous to TEs.
Juwan Johnson faces CLE, 17th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Juwan Johnson carries the higher trade value — 375 against 105 (a 72% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Juwan Johnson gets the most. Momentum: Jake Ferguson -507 and Juwan Johnson -714 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.