Carnell Tate · Dontayvion Wicks · 2026 week 3

Carnell Tate or Dontayvion Wicks?

Wondering who you should start this week — Carnell Tate 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 0.3 points. The matchup leans Dontayvion Wicks (CHI allow the 17th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 3	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Carnell Tate	@ NYG	9.0	10th	6.8	790	healthy
Dontayvion Wicks START	@ CHI	9.3	17th	13.9	577	healthy

WRs vs NYG recently: CeeDee Lamb 10.4 pts (W1) · Davante Adams 31.5 pts (W2).

WRs vs CHI recently: Jalen Coker 25.8 pts (W1) · Justin Jefferson 5.5 pts (W2).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Carnell Tate carries the higher trade value — 790 against 577 (a 27% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Carnell Tate gets the most. Momentum: Carnell Tate -1018 and Dontayvion Wicks +507 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.