Chris Bell · Jalen McMillan · 2026 week 8

Chris Bell or Jalen McMillan?

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

Start Chris Bell — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Chris Bell (NE allow the 14th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chris Bell START	vs NE	5.4	14th	6.3	–	healthy
Jalen McMillan	@ DET	4.8	4th · soft	–	–	IR

WRs vs NE recently: Cody White 4.4 pts (W5) · Omar Cooper Jr. 16.3 pts (W6) · Luther Burden III 19.7 pts (W7).

WRs vs DET recently: Tetairoa McMillan 31.2 pts (W4) · Kendrick Bourne 7 pts (W5) · Christian Watson 5.7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Chris Bell faces NE, 14th most generous to WRs.
Jalen McMillan faces DET, 4th most generous to WRs.
Jalen McMillan is flagged OUT.

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.