Charlie Kolar: Start or Sit?

TE•vs ARI•Fantasy Football verdict

TE1 in a blocking-first role. Large-frame in-line piece with limited target volume.

This week’s verdict

Sit· high

Kolar is a 40% snap, 5% target-share TE2 with a 2.3-point projection — TE26 is below any startable line in 12-team PPR.

Projected

Consensus

TE26

position rank

Opponent

ARI

this week

Implied total

28.5

team points

The call

The usage is the whole story: 40% snap share and a 5% target share across 13 games means he's a blocking-first TE, not a pass-game piece.
A 2.3-point consensus projection at TE26 sits well under replacement level — nearly any streaming TE offers a higher floor and ceiling.
The DvP composite ranks ARI 27 of 32 (softest end), but it's a 0-game sample with 0.00 confidence, so there's no matchup edge to lean on.
The 28.5 implied total and -11.5 spread point to a run-heavy, ball-control second half, which further caps his target volume rather than boosting it.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Week	Verdict	Reason
2026 Week 1	Sit· high	Kolar is a 40% snap, 5% target-share TE2 with a 2.3-point projection — TE26 is below any startable line in 12-team PPR.

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