Dontayvion Wicks · Pat Bryant · 2026 week 8

Dontayvion Wicks or Pat Bryant?

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

Start Pat Bryant — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Pat Bryant (CAR allow the 28th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dontayvion Wicks	@ WAS	6.0	8th · soft	6.8	21	Questionable
Pat Bryant START	@ CAR	6.1	28th · tough	7.9	–	IR

WRs vs WAS recently: Laquon Treadwell 4.2 pts (W4) · Malik Nabers 18.1 pts (W5) · Mike Evans 9.4 pts (W6).

WRs vs CAR recently: Jameson Williams 10.2 pts (W4) · DeVonta Smith 13.5 pts (W6) · Tez Johnson 10.7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dontayvion Wicks faces WAS, 8th most generous to WRs.
Dontayvion Wicks is flagged WATCH.
Pat Bryant faces CAR, 28th most generous to WRs.
Pat Bryant is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dontayvion Wicks carries the higher trade value — 21 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dontayvion Wicks gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.