Mason Taylor · Theo Johnson · 2026 week 3

Mason Taylor or Theo Johnson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Mason Taylor 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 0.1 points. The matchup leans Theo Johnson (TEN allow the 27th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Mason Taylor @ DET 3.5 1st · soft 1.8 – Questionable
Theo Johnson START vs TEN 3.6 27th · tough 1.9 – healthy

TEs vs DET recently: Juwan Johnson 11.4 pts (W1) · Dalton Kincaid 15.5 pts (W2).

TEs vs TEN recently: Kenyon Sadiq 8.4 pts (W1) · Johnny Mundt 0.8 pts (W2).

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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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.