De'Zhaun Stribling · Makai Lemon · 2026 week 1

De'Zhaun Stribling or Makai Lemon?

Wondering who you should start this week — De'Zhaun Stribling or Makai Lemon? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start De'Zhaun Stribling — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans De'Zhaun Stribling (LAR allow the 12th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
De'Zhaun Stribling START @ LAR 6.9 12th – 681 Questionable
Makai Lemon vs WAS 6.0 6th · soft – 734 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 WAS recently: DeVonta Smith 10.2 pts (W16) · KaVontae Turpin 14.6 pts (W17) · DeVonta Smith 5.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Makai Lemon carries the higher trade value — 734 against 681 (a 7% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Makai Lemon gets the most. Momentum: De'Zhaun Stribling +240 and Makai Lemon -303 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.