Wondering who you should start this week — DeVonta Smith or Jaylen Waddle? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start DeVonta Smith — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans DeVonta Smith (WAS allow the 8th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
DeVonta SmithSTART
@ WAS
12.0
8th · soft
20.2
2,082
Questionable
Jaylen Waddle
vs KC
11.3
31st · tough
6.7
950
Questionable
WRs vs WAS recently: Laquon Treadwell 4.2 pts (W4) · Malik Nabers 18.1 pts (W5) · Mike Evans 9.4 pts (W6).
Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
DeVonta Smith has the higher floor (4.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
DeVonta Smith has the higher ceiling (20.5) — the play if you need points.
DeVonta Smith is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Jaylen Waddle is steady — about 11% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
DeVonta Smith faces WAS, 8th most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
DeVonta Smith carries the higher trade value — 2,082 against 950 (a 54% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving DeVonta Smith gets the most.
Momentum: DeVonta Smith -1519 and Jaylen Waddle -1347 over the last 30 days.