Marlin Klein · Noah Fant · 2026 week 1

Marlin Klein or Noah Fant?

Wondering who you should start this week — Marlin Klein 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 0.6 points. The matchup leans Noah Fant (DET allow the 15th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Marlin Klein	vs BUF	2.8	31st · tough	–	–	healthy
Noah Fant START	@ DET	3.4	15th	1.1	–	healthy

TEs vs BUF recently: Harold Fannin 15.5 pts (W16) · Dallas Goedert 6.8 pts (W17) · Jelani Woods 2 pts (W18).

TEs vs DET recently: Jonnu Smith 2.8 pts (W16) · Josh Oliver 0.8 pts (W17) · Colston Loveland 15.1 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.