Chig Okonkwo or Greg Dulcich: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Chig Okonkwo and Greg Dulcich grade out even this week. Okonkwo's best edge is snap share (64% to 44%), Dulcich's best edge is the matchup (5 of 32 to 2) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

Chig Okonkwo

Chig Okonkwo

TE25WSHvs PHI

Projected Points

Sit
Greg Dulcich

Greg Dulcich

TE24MIAvs LV

Projected Points

Sit

Why Chig Okonkwo

Sit

Starting TE in move/flex role. Athletic seam-stretcher with yards-after-catch juice, light in-line blocker.

Sit — TE25 consensus, projects TE26 this week: PHI is the 2nd-toughest matchup vs TEs, 15% target share in 2025.

  • PHI ranks 2 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 17-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 20.5 team points as 5.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 64% snap share in 2025.

Why Greg Dulcich

Sit

TE1 in receiving role. Seam-stretching athlete with injury-marked career arc and limited blocking value.

Sit — TE24 by consensus and projection: LV is the 5th-toughest matchup vs TEs, 14% target share in 2025.

  • LV ranks 5 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 17-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.3 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 44% snap share in 2025.

Head-to-head stats

MetricChig OkonkwoGreg Dulcich
Projected points
Consensus rankTE25TE24
Opponent vs positionPHI · 2 of 3217-game sampleLV · 5 of 3217-game sample
Receptions2 of 323 of 32
Receiving Yards1 of 323 of 32
Receiving TDs1 of 329 of 32
Targets6 of 323 of 32
Anytime TD1 of 329 of 32
Target share15%(2025)14%(2025)
Reception share17%(2025)15%(2025)
Implied total · spread20.5+5.519.3+3.0
Depth chartTE1TE1
Snap share64%(2025)44%(2025)

Signal breakdown

  • 6.8 vs 7.1 projected PPR pointsGreg Dulcich +
  • Rank 25 vs 24Greg Dulcich +
  • Opponent DvP rank 2 vs 5 (32 = softest)Greg Dulcich +
  • Implied 20.5 vs 19.3 team pointsChig Okonkwo +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 64% vs 44% snap shareChig Okonkwo +

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