Demarcus Robinson · John Metchie · 2026 week 1

Demarcus Robinson or John Metchie?

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

Start John Metchie — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans John Metchie (CHI allow the 2nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Demarcus Robinson	@ LAR	2.8	12th	6.9	–	healthy
John Metchie START	vs CHI	3.5	2nd · soft	4.5	–	healthy

WRs vs LAR recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15.6 pts (W16) · David Sills 3.7 pts (W17) · Michael Wilson 15.9 pts (W18).

WRs vs CHI recently: Romeo Doubs 14.4 pts (W16) · Jauan Jennings 10.2 pts (W17) · Amon-Ra St. Brown 13.9 pts (W18).

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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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.