Darius Slayton · Tyquan Thornton · 2026 week 1

Darius Slayton or Tyquan Thornton?

Start Tyquan Thornton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Tyquan Thornton (DEN allow the 31st-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Darius Slayton vs DAL 5.5 1st · soft 5.6 – healthy
Tyquan Thornton START vs DEN 5.6 31st · tough 5.9 – 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 DEN recently: Parker Washington 20.5 pts (W16) · JuJu Smith-Schuster 1.6 pts (W17) · Keenan Allen 3.6 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.