DeVonta Smith · Jaylen Waddle · 2026 week 1

DeVonta Smith or Jaylen Waddle?

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 0.1 points. The matchup leans DeVonta Smith (WAS allow the 6th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
DeVonta Smith START	vs WAS	14.9	6th · soft	9.6	4,105	healthy
Jaylen Waddle	@ KC	14.8	28th · tough	5.8	3,845	healthy

WRs vs WAS recently: DeVonta Smith 10.2 pts (W16) · KaVontae Turpin 14.6 pts (W17) · DeVonta Smith 5.2 pts (W18).

WRs vs KC recently: Chimere Dike 10 pts (W16) · Courtland Sutton 4 pts (W17) · Tre Tucker 3.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

DeVonta Smith carries the higher trade value — 4,105 against 3,845 (a 6% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving DeVonta Smith gets the most. Momentum: DeVonta Smith +78 and Jaylen Waddle +446 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.