DeMario Douglas · Tyquan Thornton · 2026 week 1

DeMario Douglas or Tyquan Thornton?

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

Start DeMario Douglas — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans DeMario Douglas (SEA allow the 29th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
DeMario Douglas START	@ SEA	6.4	29th · tough	2.8	–	healthy
Tyquan Thornton	vs DEN	5.0	31st · tough	5.9	–	healthy

WRs vs SEA recently: Puka Nacua 34.5 pts (W16) · Jalen Coker 1.6 pts (W17) · Jauan Jennings 3.5 pts (W18).

WRs vs DEN recently: Parker Washington 20.5 pts (W16) · JuJu Smith-Schuster 1.6 pts (W17) · Keenan Allen 3.6 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.