Mike Gesicki · Pat Freiermuth · 2026 week 9

Mike Gesicki or Pat Freiermuth?

Wondering who you should start this week — Mike Gesicki or Pat Freiermuth? 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 0.3 points. The matchup leans Mike Gesicki (ATL allow the 16th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Mike Gesicki START	@ ATL	10.2	16th	10.9	205	healthy
Pat Freiermuth	@ CIN	9.9	10th	6.2	168	healthy

TEs vs ATL recently: Josh Cuevas 2.6 pts (W5) · Colston Loveland 12.5 pts (W6) · George Kittle 6.8 pts (W7).

TEs vs CIN recently: Greg Dulcich 5.7 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 3.5 pts (W7) · Gunnar Helm 9.6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Mike Gesicki faces ATL, 16th most generous to TEs.
Pat Freiermuth faces CIN, 10th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Mike Gesicki carries the higher trade value — 205 against 168 (a 18% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Gesicki gets the most. Momentum: Mike Gesicki +154 and Pat Freiermuth +136 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.