Matt Hibner · Theo Johnson · 2026 week 5

Matt Hibner or Theo Johnson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Matt Hibner 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 0.4 points. The matchup leans Theo Johnson (WAS allow the 3rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Matt Hibner	@ ATL	2.8	13th	6	–	healthy
Theo Johnson START	@ WAS	3.2	3rd · soft	5	–	healthy

TEs vs ATL recently: Darren Waller 15.3 pts (W2) · Tucker Kraft 2.6 pts (W3) · Juwan Johnson 5.9 pts (W4).

TEs vs WAS recently: Jake Ferguson 16.3 pts (W2) · Eric Saubert 7.3 pts (W3) · Tyler Warren 4.1 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Matt Hibner faces ATL, 13th most generous to TEs.
Theo Johnson faces WAS, 3rd most generous to TEs.

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.