Cody White · Demarcus Robinson · 2026 week 5

Cody White or Demarcus Robinson?

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

Start Demarcus Robinson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Demarcus Robinson (ATL allow the 10th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cody White	@ NE	6.7	14th	10.5	–	healthy
Demarcus Robinson START	@ ATL	6.8	10th	9.7	–	IR

WRs vs NE recently: Germie Bernard 3.5 pts (W2) · Jakobi Meyers 12.4 pts (W3) · Keon Coleman 17.6 pts (W4).

WRs vs ATL recently: Tetairoa McMillan 10.1 pts (W2) · Matthew Golden 16 pts (W3) · Chris Olave 11.6 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cody White faces NE, 14th most generous to WRs.
Demarcus Robinson faces ATL, 10th most generous to WRs.
Demarcus Robinson 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.