Marlin Klein · Will Kacmarek · 2026 week 9

Marlin Klein or Will Kacmarek?

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

Start Marlin Klein — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Marlin Klein (LAC allow the 26th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Marlin Klein START	@ LAC	1.9	26th · tough	2.6	–	healthy
Will Kacmarek	vs DET	1.5	1st · soft	1.8	–	Questionable

TEs vs LAC recently: Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6) · Tyler Higbee 1.4 pts (W8).

TEs vs DET recently: Teagan Quitoriano 13.5 pts (W5) · Tucker Kraft 10.8 pts (W7) · T.J. Hockenson 11.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Marlin Klein faces LAC, 26th most generous to TEs.
Will Kacmarek faces DET, 1st most generous to TEs.
Will Kacmarek is flagged WATCH.

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.