Cody White · Tez Johnson · 2026 week 8

Cody White or Tez Johnson?

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

Start Tez Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Tez Johnson (ATL allow the 16th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cody White	@ NYJ	3.7	18th	5.1	–	healthy
Tez Johnson START	vs ATL	4.0	16th	7.6	–	healthy

WRs vs NYJ recently: Denzel Boston 10.6 pts (W5) · DeMario Douglas 12.6 pts (W6) · Caleb Douglas 19 pts (W7).

WRs vs ATL recently: Devontez Walker 6.9 pts (W5) · Luther Burden III 9.5 pts (W6) · Jordan Watkins 5.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cody White has the higher floor (0.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Tez Johnson has the higher ceiling (8.7) — the play if you need points.
Cody White faces NYJ, 18th most generous to WRs.
Tez Johnson faces ATL, 16th 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.