Jake Ferguson · Mark Andrews · 2026 week 1

Jake Ferguson or Mark Andrews?

Start Mark Andrews — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Mark Andrews (IND allow the 8th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Ferguson	@ NYG	9.7	26th · tough	4.7	432	healthy
Mark Andrews START	@ IND	11.0	8th · soft	4.9	499	healthy

TEs vs NYG recently: Josh Oliver 1.9 pts (W16) · Michael Mayer 8.9 pts (W17) · Brevyn Spann-Ford 3 pts (W18).

TEs vs IND recently: George Kittle 17.5 pts (W16) · Brenton Strange 5.4 pts (W17) · Dalton Schultz 7.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Mark Andrews carries the higher trade value — 499 against 432 (a 13% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mark Andrews gets the most. Momentum: Jake Ferguson -152 and Mark Andrews -122 over the last 30 days.

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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.