Davante Adams · Ladd McConkey · 2026 week 9

Davante Adams or Ladd McConkey?

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

Start Ladd McConkey — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Ladd McConkey (HOU allow the 4th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Davante Adams	vs GB	12.3	15th	12.1	1,514	IR
Ladd McConkey START	vs HOU	13.0	4th · soft	8.6	1,270	healthy

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

WRs vs HOU recently: Wan'Dale Robinson 5.3 pts (W5) · Jakobi Meyers 8.3 pts (W6) · Malik Nabers 11.1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Davante Adams faces GB, 15th most generous to WRs.
Davante Adams is flagged OUT.
Ladd McConkey faces HOU, 4th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Davante Adams carries the higher trade value — 1,514 against 1,270 (a 16% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Davante Adams gets the most. Momentum: Davante Adams -1463 and Ladd McConkey -226 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.