Calvin Ridley · DeMario Douglas · 2026 week 1

Calvin Ridley or DeMario Douglas?

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

Start Calvin Ridley — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Calvin Ridley (NYJ allow the 15th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Calvin Ridley START	vs NYJ	6.6	15th	7.7	–	healthy
DeMario Douglas	@ SEA	6.4	29th · tough	2.8	–	healthy

WRs vs NYJ recently: Chris Olave 26.8 pts (W16) · Stefon Diggs 16.1 pts (W17) · Gabe Davis 10.1 pts (W18).

WRs vs SEA recently: Puka Nacua 34.5 pts (W16) · Jalen Coker 1.6 pts (W17) · Jauan Jennings 3.5 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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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.