Mason Taylor · Will Kacmarek · 2026 week 1

Mason Taylor or Will Kacmarek?

Start Mason Taylor — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Mason Taylor (TEN allow the 11th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Mason Taylor START @ TEN 4.3 11th 6.4 – healthy
Will Kacmarek @ LV 4.0 30th · tough – – 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 LV recently: Dalton Schultz 9.5 pts (W16) · Daniel Bellinger 1.1 pts (W17) · Noah Gray 3 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.