Davante Adams · Jaylen Waddle · 2026 week 9

Davante Adams or Jaylen Waddle?

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

Start Davante Adams — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Davante Adams (GB allow the 15th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Davante Adams START	vs GB	12.3	15th	12.1	1,514	IR
Jaylen Waddle	@ CAR	11.5	25th · tough	10	1,132	healthy

WRs vs GB recently: Ryan Flournoy 10 pts (W6) · Jameson Williams 21.1 pts (W7) · Jalen Coker 7.6 pts (W8).

WRs vs CAR recently: DeVonta Smith 13.5 pts (W6) · Tez Johnson 10.7 pts (W7) · Matthew Golden 13.9 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Davante Adams faces GB, 15th most generous to WRs.
Davante Adams is flagged OUT.
Jaylen Waddle faces CAR, 25th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Davante Adams carries the higher trade value — 1,514 against 1,132 (a 25% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Davante Adams gets the most. Momentum: Davante Adams -1463 and Jaylen Waddle -1015 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.