Jonnu Smith · Theo Johnson · 2026 week 9

Jonnu Smith or Theo Johnson?

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

Start Theo Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Theo Johnson (PHI allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonnu Smith	@ NE	2.2	24th	2.8	–	healthy
Theo Johnson START	@ PHI	2.8	29th · tough	5.2	–	healthy

TEs vs NE recently: Mason Taylor 3.3 pts (W6) · Colston Loveland 12.9 pts (W7) · Greg Dulcich 4.3 pts (W8).

TEs vs PHI recently: Tommy Tremble 16.6 pts (W6) · Brevyn Spann-Ford 1.1 pts (W7) · Chig Okonkwo 1.2 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonnu Smith faces NE, 24th most generous to TEs.
Theo Johnson faces PHI, 29th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

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

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.