Noah Gray · Oronde Gadsden · 2026 week 9
Noah Gray or Oronde Gadsden?
Wondering who you should start this week — Noah Gray or Oronde Gadsden? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Oronde Gadsden — barely This one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Oronde Gadsden (HOU allow the 28th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player Wk 9 Proj (PPR) Matchup Form L3 Trade value Status
Noah Gray vs NYJ
4.4 18th 8.4
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healthy Oronde Gadsden START vs HOU
4.7 28th · tough 7.9
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healthy
TEs vs NYJ recently: Hunter Henry 10.8 pts (W6) · Greg Dulcich 8.6 pts (W7) · Brock Bowers 21.2 pts (W8).
TEs vs HOU recently: Daniel Bellinger 0.5 pts (W5) · Nate Boerkircher 6.8 pts (W6) · Thomas Fidone II 2.9 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone. Noah Gray has the higher floor (1.4) — the safer start if you are favoured. Oronde Gadsden has the higher ceiling (10.3) — the play if you need points. Noah Gray is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling. Noah Gray faces NYJ, 18th most generous to TEs. Oronde Gadsden faces HOU, 28th most generous to TEs. 🔔 Ping me if Noah Gray or Oronde Gadsden is ruled out
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.