Theo Johnson · Will Kacmarek · 2026 week 9

Theo Johnson or Will Kacmarek?

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

Start Theo Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Theo Johnson (PHI allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Theo Johnson START	@ PHI	2.8	29th · tough	5.2	–	healthy
Will Kacmarek	vs DET	1.4	1st · soft	1.8	–	healthy

TEs vs PHI recently: Tommy Tremble 16.6 pts (W6) · Brevyn Spann-Ford 1.1 pts (W7) · Chig Okonkwo 1.2 pts (W8).

TEs vs DET recently: Teagan Quitoriano 13.5 pts (W5) · Tucker Kraft 10.8 pts (W7) · T.J. Hockenson 11.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Theo Johnson projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Theo Johnson faces PHI, 29th most generous to TEs.
Will Kacmarek faces DET, 1st most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.