Chris Godwin · Roman Wilson · 2026 week 5

Chris Godwin or Roman Wilson?

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

Start Chris Godwin — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Chris Godwin (DAL allow the 7th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chris Godwin START	@ DAL	10.3	7th · soft	7.8	371	healthy
Roman Wilson	vs IND	9.2	8th · soft	13.1	414	healthy

WRs vs DAL recently: Stefon Diggs 16.7 pts (W2) · Zay Flowers 10.4 pts (W3) · Nico Collins 23.8 pts (W4).

WRs vs IND recently: Tyquan Thornton 8.6 pts (W2) · Xavier Hutchinson 5.5 pts (W3) · Treylon Burks 10.7 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Chris Godwin projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Chris Godwin faces DAL, 7th most generous to WRs.
Roman Wilson faces IND, 8th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Roman Wilson carries the higher trade value — 414 against 371 (a 10% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Roman Wilson gets the most. Momentum: Chris Godwin -827 and Roman Wilson +414 over the last 30 days.

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

More WR decisions

Chris Godwin or Jakobi Meyers?Chris Godwin or Malik Washington?Roman Wilson or Xavier Worthy?Roman Wilson or Keon Coleman?Roman Wilson or Brian Thomas?

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.