Chimere Dike · Theo Wease · 2026 week 5

Chimere Dike or Theo Wease?

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

Start Theo Wease — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Theo Wease (DEN allow the 22nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chimere Dike	vs HOU	1.9	1st · soft	0.5	–	healthy
Theo Wease START	vs DEN	2.1	22nd	–	–	healthy

WRs vs HOU recently: Ja'Marr Chase 19.5 pts (W2) · Keenan Allen 12.3 pts (W3) · CeeDee Lamb 24.3 pts (W4).

WRs vs DEN recently: Parker Washington 9.8 pts (W2) · Konata Mumpfield 15.3 pts (W3) · Deebo Samuel 13 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Chimere Dike faces HOU, 1st most generous to WRs.
Theo Wease faces DEN, 22nd most generous to WRs.

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.