Cooper Kupp · Jalen McMillan · 2026 week 1

Cooper Kupp or Jalen McMillan?

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

Start Cooper Kupp — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Cooper Kupp (NE allow the 18th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cooper Kupp START	vs NE	7.9	18th	4.5	25	healthy
Jalen McMillan	@ CIN	7.3	26th · tough	8	8	Questionable

WRs vs NE recently: Zay Flowers 14.2 pts (W16) · John Metchie 4.1 pts (W17) · Malik Washington 8.8 pts (W18).

WRs vs CIN recently: Malik Washington 9.2 pts (W16) · Michael Wilson 14.9 pts (W17) · Malachi Corley 3.8 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Cooper Kupp carries the higher trade value — 25 against 8 (a 68% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Cooper Kupp gets the most. Momentum: Cooper Kupp +0 and Jalen McMillan -42 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.