Marlin Klein · Theo Johnson · 2026 week 8

Marlin Klein or Theo Johnson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Marlin Klein 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 1 point. The matchup leans Theo Johnson (PHI allow the 25th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Marlin Klein	@ LAC	1.8	23rd	2.6	–	Out
Theo Johnson START	@ PHI	2.8	25th · tough	5.2	–	Out

TEs vs LAC recently: AJ Barner 1.2 pts (W4) · Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6).

TEs vs PHI recently: Brenton Strange 6.8 pts (W5) · Tommy Tremble 16.6 pts (W6) · Brevyn Spann-Ford 1.1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Theo Johnson projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Marlin Klein faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Marlin Klein is flagged OUT.
Theo Johnson faces PHI, 25th most generous to TEs.
Theo Johnson is flagged OUT.

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.