Deebo Samuel Sr. · Denzel Boston · 2026 week 8

Deebo Samuel Sr. or Denzel Boston?

Wondering who you should start this week — Deebo Samuel Sr. or Denzel Boston? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Denzel Boston — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Denzel Boston (PIT allow the 26th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Deebo Samuel Sr.	vs LV	9.9	11th	12	770	Out
Denzel Boston START	@ PIT	10.6	26th · tough	7.3	695	healthy

WRs vs LV recently: DeMario Douglas 18.5 pts (W5) · Keon Coleman 11.9 pts (W6) · Puka Nacua 13.8 pts (W7).

WRs vs PIT recently: Josh Downs 4.7 pts (W5) · Emeka Egbuka 10.8 pts (W6) · Devaughn Vele 11.4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Deebo Samuel Sr. faces LV, 11th most generous to WRs.
Deebo Samuel Sr. is flagged RISK.
Denzel Boston faces PIT, 26th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Deebo Samuel Sr. carries the higher trade value — 770 against 695 (a 10% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Deebo Samuel Sr. gets the most. Momentum: Deebo Samuel Sr. -111 and Denzel Boston -6 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.