Luke Musgrave · Marlin Klein · 2026 week 1

Luke Musgrave or Marlin Klein?

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

Start Luke Musgrave — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Luke Musgrave (NYJ allow the 5th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Luke Musgrave START	@ NYJ	3.0	5th · soft	6.7	–	PUP
Marlin Klein	vs BUF	2.8	31st · tough	–	–	healthy

TEs vs NYJ recently: Taysom Hill 11.3 pts (W16) · Hunter Henry 10.9 pts (W17) · Dawson Knox 8.4 pts (W18).

TEs vs BUF recently: Harold Fannin 15.5 pts (W16) · Dallas Goedert 6.8 pts (W17) · Jelani Woods 2 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.