Dontayvion Wicks · Zachariah Branch · 2026 week 1

Dontayvion Wicks or Zachariah Branch?

Start Zachariah Branch — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Zachariah Branch (PIT allow the 8th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dontayvion Wicks	vs WAS	4.3	6th · soft	2.2	22	healthy
Zachariah Branch START	@ PIT	5.2	8th · soft	–	34	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 PIT recently: Kalif Raymond 12.2 pts (W16) · Jerry Jeudy 5.4 pts (W17) · Zay Flowers 25.8 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Zachariah Branch carries the higher trade value — 34 against 22 (a 35% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Zachariah Branch gets the most. Momentum: Dontayvion Wicks +22 and Zachariah Branch -4 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.