Sam LaPorta · Tyler Warren · 2026 week 1

Sam LaPorta or Tyler Warren?

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

Start Tyler Warren — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Tyler Warren (BAL allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Sam LaPorta	vs NO	13.5	19th	12.2	1,728	Questionable
Tyler Warren START	vs BAL	13.9	29th · tough	7.6	2,919	Questionable

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

TEs vs BAL recently: Hunter Henry 9.5 pts (W16) · Josh Whyle 0.8 pts (W17) · Pat Freiermuth 5.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tyler Warren carries the higher trade value — 2,919 against 1,728 (a 41% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tyler Warren gets the most. Momentum: Sam LaPorta +139 and Tyler Warren -195 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.