Ja'Tavion Sanders · Justin Joly · 2026 week 1

Ja'Tavion Sanders or Justin Joly?

Start Ja'Tavion Sanders — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Ja'Tavion Sanders (CHI allow the 19th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Ja'Tavion Sanders START vs CHI 3.5 19th 4.3 healthy
Justin Joly @ KC 3.4 29th · tough healthy

TEs vs CHI recently: Luke Musgrave 3.8 pts (W16) · Jake Tonges 12 pts (W17) · Anthony Firkser 0.2 pts (W18).

TEs vs KC recently: Chig Okonkwo 10.4 pts (W16) · Adam Trautman 2.4 pts (W17) · Michael Mayer 4.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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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.