Carnell Tate · Rome Odunze · 2026 week 1

Carnell Tate or Rome Odunze?

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

Start Carnell Tate — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Carnell Tate (NYJ allow the 15th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Carnell Tate START vs NYJ 11.8 15th 1,567 Questionable
Rome Odunze @ CAR 11.5 25th · tough 5.7 1,807 Questionable

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

WRs vs CAR recently: Mike Evans 9.1 pts (W16) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 7.2 pts (W17) · Mike Evans 3.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Rome Odunze carries the higher trade value — 1,807 against 1,567 (a 13% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Rome Odunze gets the most. Momentum: Carnell Tate -816 and Rome Odunze -529 over the last 30 days.

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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.