Darius Slayton · Tory Horton · 2026 week 1

Darius Slayton or Tory Horton?

Start Darius Slayton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Darius Slayton (DAL allow the 1st-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Darius Slayton START vs DAL 5.5 1st · soft 5.6 – healthy
Tory Horton vs NE 5.2 18th 11.9 – healthy

WRs vs DAL recently: Quentin Johnston 16.4 pts (W16) · Deebo Samuel 9.3 pts (W17) · Gunner Olszewski 10.2 pts (W18).

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

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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.