Darius Slayton · Kalif Raymond · 2026 week 1

Darius Slayton or Kalif Raymond?

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

Start Kalif Raymond — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Kalif Raymond (CAR allow the 25th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darius Slayton	@ LAR	3.8	12th	5.6	–	healthy
Kalif Raymond START	@ CAR	3.9	25th · tough	8.6	–	healthy

WRs vs LAR recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15.6 pts (W16) · David Sills 3.7 pts (W17) · Michael Wilson 15.9 pts (W18).

WRs vs CAR recently: Mike Evans 9.1 pts (W16) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 7.2 pts (W17) · Mike Evans 3.4 pts (W18).

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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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.