Jonnu Smith · Noah Fant · 2026 week 3

Jonnu Smith or Noah Fant?

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

Start Noah Fant — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Noah Fant (LV allow the 23rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 3	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonnu Smith	vs ATL	3.3	3rd · soft	7	–	healthy
Noah Fant START	vs LV	3.8	23rd	13.3	–	healthy

TEs vs ATL recently: Pat Freiermuth 10.6 pts (W1) · Darren Waller 15.3 pts (W2).

TEs vs LV recently: Greg Dulcich 1.8 pts (W1) · Oronde Gadsden 7.8 pts (W2).

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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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.