Mason Taylor · Mike Gesicki · 2026 week 1

Mason Taylor or Mike Gesicki?

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

Start Mike Gesicki — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Mike Gesicki (TB allow the 7th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Mason Taylor @ TEN 5.6 11th 6.4 – healthy
Mike Gesicki START vs TB 6.4 7th · soft 7.5 – healthy

TEs vs TEN recently: Travis Kelce 0.6 pts (W16) · Juwan Johnson 9.5 pts (W17) · Brenton Strange 11.2 pts (W18).

TEs vs TB recently: Ja'Tavion Sanders 6.9 pts (W16) · Greg Dulcich 11.1 pts (W17) · Tommy Tremble 9.8 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.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.