Fant
TE · NO vs ATL
QuestionableProj pts
6.9pts
market
Gadsden
TE · LAC vs SEA
Proj pts
5.8pts
opportunity
Noah Fant or Oronde Gadsden II: who should I start in Week 4?
Start Noah Fant. Bench Oronde Gadsden II. Noah Fant leads at 6.9. Oronde Gadsden II is the first one out, 1.1 short.
Crowd: 35% of managers started Fant.
Availability & news
Noah FantQuestionable
Fant was limited in practice Thursday due to an abdominal injury.(rotowire, Oct 1, 2026)
Highlights
Pros
- Spike upside14.8 ceiling
Cons
- Low TE usage9% target share
- Thin volume3.2 targets/g
Cons
- Low team total17.8 team total
- Rotational role63% of snaps
Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).
Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET
The widest gap between them, in proportion, is red zone targets: Fant 4, Gadsden 15.
Fant (Questionable): “Fant was limited in practice Thursday due to an abdominal injury.” — RotoWire, Oct 1, 2026.
Latest game on the card: Gadsden 0 (PPR points).
Why Noah Fant
Start Noah Fant — projects 6.9, a tough matchup vs ATL, with a rising role.
Noah Fant projects 6.9 points on a 1.6–14.8 range. The matchup grades as tough against ATL. Usage: targets / game at 3.2. Net: start Noah Fant this week.
Working for Fant: Spike upside (14.8 ceiling).
Working against Fant: Low TE usage (9% target share), Thin volume (3.2 targets/g).
Where Fant leads the head-to-head: Projection (6.9 vs 5.8); Ceiling (14.8 vs 10.0); Implied team total (25.8 vs 17.8); Last 3 avg (10.9 vs 5.0); Last 5 avg (10.9 vs 6.3); vs season (+6.2 vs +0.8); Consistency (40% vs 17%); Boom rate (27% vs 13%); Bust rate (27% vs 47%); Touchdown dependence (24% vs 14%).
Why Oronde Gadsden II
Sit Oronde Gadsden II — projects 5.8, an even matchup vs SEA.
Oronde Gadsden II projects 5.8 points on a 2.8–10.0 range. The matchup grades as neutral against SEA. Usage: targets / game at 4.6. Net: bench Oronde Gadsden II this week.
Working against Gadsden: Low team total (17.8 team total), Rotational role (63% of snaps).
Where Gadsden leads the head-to-head: Floor (2.8 vs 1.6); Target share (14% vs 9%); Matchup grade (recency weighted) (B vs D-); Targets / game (4.6 vs 3.2); Snap share (63% vs 40%); Red zone targets (15 vs 4).
Recent form
Noah Fant's last 3 games: PPR points 0, 13.3, 19.3 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).
Oronde Gadsden II's last 5 games: PPR points 12.2, 4.3, 5.2, 9.8, 0 (oldest to newest).
Fant has already beaten Gadsden's 5.8 projection in 2 of his 3; Gadsden has beaten Fant's 6.9 in 2 of his 5.
At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.
Matchup
Noah Fant (NO) faces ATL, kickoff Mon, Oct 5, 8:15 PM ET. The matchup is rated tough. Betting line: implied team total 25.8, spread -3.0.
Oronde Gadsden II (LAC) faces SEA, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 17.8, spread +7.0.
What flips it
Fant's edge is 1.1 points (6.9 to 5.8). Gadsden's ceiling (10) clears Fant's projection, so a big game from Gadsden flips it. Fant's floor (1.6) sits under Gadsden's projection, so a quiet game from Fant flips it too. Confidence in the call: moderate.
More start/sit comparisons from this week's PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning.
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