Adonai Mitchell · Jalen McMillan · 2026 week 1

Adonai Mitchell or Jalen McMillan?

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

Start Jalen McMillan — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Jalen McMillan (CIN allow the 26th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Adonai Mitchell @ TEN 6.5 4th · soft 10 healthy
Jalen McMillan START @ CIN 7.3 26th · tough 8 8 Questionable

WRs vs TEN recently: Xavier Worthy 4.1 pts (W16) · Chris Olave 17.9 pts (W17) · Parker Washington 14.7 pts (W18).

WRs vs CIN recently: Malik Washington 9.2 pts (W16) · Michael Wilson 14.9 pts (W17) · Malachi Corley 3.8 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jalen McMillan carries the higher trade value — 8 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jalen McMillan gets the most.

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

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.