Start Greg Dulcich or Chig Okonkwo? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Greg Dulcich over Chig Okonkwo
Right: 3.8 to 3.6- Books imply
- 5.1
- fantasy pts
- LV D vs TE
- 3.8
- 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 7%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 3.8
- PPR pts
- PHI D vs TE
- 6.9
- 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 10%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 3.6
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Greg Dulcich over Chig Okonkwo in Week 1.
Greg Dulcich is priced by the books at 5.1 projected points. Chig Okonkwo has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Greg Dulcich at ADP 211 and Chig Okonkwo at 230. Market coverage on Greg Dulcich is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 5.1 fantasy points for Greg Dulcich, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Chig Okonkwo in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Greg Dulcich and MIA visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
LV allowed 3.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 18 yards and no touchdowns against LV.
Chig Okonkwo and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 6.9 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 29 yards and no touchdowns against PHI.
By points allowed to the position, Chig Okonkwo has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Greg Dulcich was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Chig Okonkwo was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.
He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.
He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Greg Dulcich, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 6.1 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 20 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for -7 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 58 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.1 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 17 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 5.6 PPR points.
In 2025, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.
He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.
He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 5 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 2.2 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 17 of 2025 against NO: 38 of 74 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.5 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 16 of 2025 against KC: 33 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.4 PPR points.
How Week 1 went
Greg Dulcich scored 3.8 PPR points and Chig Okonkwo scored 3.6.
The call was right: Greg Dulcich outscored Chig Okonkwo by 0.2.
Greg Dulcich finished 1.3 points below the 5.1 the props implied.
Greg Dulcich, Week 1 against LV: 43 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 3.8 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich finished as the week's TE35 in PPR scoring.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 1 against PHI: 39 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo finished as the week's TE36 in PPR scoring.
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