Calvin Ridley · Zachariah Branch · 2026 week 4

Calvin Ridley or Zachariah Branch?

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

Start Zachariah Branch — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Zachariah Branch (NO allow the 20th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Calvin Ridley	@ BAL	2.9	13th	5.5	–	healthy
Zachariah Branch START	@ NO	3.5	20th	2.6	–	healthy

WRs vs BAL recently: Alec Pierce 6.1 pts (W1) · Chris Olave 14.6 pts (W2) · CeeDee Lamb 13.2 pts (W3).

WRs vs NO recently: Amon-Ra St. Brown 18.7 pts (W1) · Rashod Bateman 14.8 pts (W2) · Cody White 6.4 pts (W3).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

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

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.