Deion Burks · Nick Westbrook-Ikhine · 2026 week 5

Deion Burks or Nick Westbrook-Ikhine?

Wondering who you should start this week — Deion Burks or Nick Westbrook-Ikhine? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Nick Westbrook-Ikhine — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (TEN allow the 15th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Deion Burks	@ PIT	0.2	24th	1.5	–	healthy
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine START	vs TEN	0.4	15th	–	–	healthy

WRs vs PIT recently: Romeo Doubs 9.6 pts (W2) · Ja'Marr Chase 15.8 pts (W3) · Denzel Boston 8.9 pts (W4).

WRs vs TEN recently: DeVonta Smith 17.7 pts (W2) · Darnell Mooney 2.9 pts (W3) · Zay Flowers 17.8 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Deion Burks faces PIT, 24th most generous to WRs.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine faces TEN, 15th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.