Mark Andrews · Travis Kelce · 2026 week 1

Mark Andrews or Travis Kelce?

Start Travis Kelce — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Travis Kelce (DEN allow the 17th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Mark Andrews	@ IND	11.0	8th · soft	4.9	499	healthy
Travis Kelce START	vs DEN	11.7	17th	4.8	1,382	healthy

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

TEs vs DEN recently: Brenton Strange 9.9 pts (W16) · Travis Kelce 3.6 pts (W17) · Oronde Gadsden 2.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Travis Kelce carries the higher trade value — 1,382 against 499 (a 64% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Travis Kelce gets the most. Momentum: Mark Andrews -122 and Travis Kelce +43 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.