Sam LaPorta · Tucker Kraft · 2026 week 2

Sam LaPorta or Tucker Kraft?

Wondering who you should start this week — Sam LaPorta or Tucker Kraft? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Tucker Kraft — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Tucker Kraft (NYJ allow the 23rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Sam LaPorta	@ BUF	11.2	19th	9.8	1,336	healthy
Tucker Kraft START	@ NYJ	11.9	23rd	9.5	1,761	healthy

TEs vs BUF recently: Dalton Schultz 3.5 pts (W1).

TEs vs NYJ recently: Gunnar Helm 2.8 pts (W1).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tucker Kraft carries the higher trade value — 1,761 against 1,336 (a 24% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tucker Kraft gets the most. Momentum: Sam LaPorta -849 and Tucker Kraft -302 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.