Denzel Boston · Keenan Allen · 2026 week 1

Denzel Boston or Keenan Allen?

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

Start Keenan Allen — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Keenan Allen (BAL allow the 5th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Denzel Boston	@ JAX	7.8	20th	–	175	healthy
Keenan Allen START	vs BAL	7.9	5th · soft	7.6	141	healthy

WRs vs JAX recently: Courtland Sutton 14.6 pts (W16) · Josh Downs 3.4 pts (W17) · Elic Ayomanor 5 pts (W18).

WRs vs BAL recently: Stefon Diggs 13.8 pts (W16) · Christian Watson 17.3 pts (W17) · Calvin Austin 11.5 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Denzel Boston carries the higher trade value — 175 against 141 (a 19% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Denzel Boston gets the most. Momentum: Denzel Boston -43 and Keenan Allen +141 over the last 30 days.

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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.