Sam LaPorta · Travis Kelce · 2026 week 1

Sam LaPorta or Travis Kelce?

Start Sam LaPorta — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Sam LaPorta (NO allow the 20th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Sam LaPorta START	vs NO	12.1	20th	12.2	1,811	healthy
Travis Kelce	vs DEN	11.7	17th	4.8	1,382	healthy

TEs vs NO recently: Stone Smartt 3.4 pts (W16) · Chig Okonkwo 11.5 pts (W17) · Kyle Pitts 5.8 pts (W18).

TEs vs DEN recently: Brenton Strange 9.9 pts (W16) · Travis Kelce 3.6 pts (W17) · Oronde Gadsden 2.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Sam LaPorta carries the higher trade value — 1,811 against 1,382 (a 24% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Sam LaPorta gets the most. Momentum: Sam LaPorta +246 and Travis Kelce +43 over the last 30 days.

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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.