Davante Adams · Rashee Rice · 2026 week 8

Davante Adams or Rashee Rice?

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

Start Rashee Rice — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Rashee Rice (DEN allow the 27th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Davante Adams	vs GB	12.3	12th	12.1	1,077	IR
Rashee Rice START	@ DEN	12.6	27th · tough	12.7	2,016	Questionable

WRs vs GB recently: Luther Burden III 4.9 pts (W5) · Ryan Flournoy 10 pts (W6) · Jameson Williams 21.1 pts (W7).

WRs vs DEN recently: Marquez Valdes-Scantling 2.2 pts (W5) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 13.4 pts (W6) · Michael Wilson 6.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Davante Adams faces GB, 12th most generous to WRs.
Davante Adams is flagged OUT.
Rashee Rice faces DEN, 27th most generous to WRs.
Rashee Rice is flagged WATCH.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Rashee Rice carries the higher trade value — 2,016 against 1,077 (a 47% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Rashee Rice gets the most. Momentum: Davante Adams -2438 and Rashee Rice -1169 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.