Calvin Ridley · Dontayvion Wicks · 2026 week 1

Calvin Ridley or Dontayvion Wicks?

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

Start Dontayvion Wicks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Dontayvion Wicks (WAS allow the 6th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Calvin Ridley	vs NYJ	6.6	15th	7.7	–	healthy
Dontayvion Wicks START	vs WAS	7.9	6th · soft	2.2	34	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 WAS recently: DeVonta Smith 10.2 pts (W16) · KaVontae Turpin 14.6 pts (W17) · DeVonta Smith 5.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dontayvion Wicks carries the higher trade value — 34 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dontayvion Wicks gets the most.

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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.