Elic Ayomanor · Jahan Dotson · 2026 week 9

Elic Ayomanor or Jahan Dotson?

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

Start Jahan Dotson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Jahan Dotson (CIN allow the 12th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Elic Ayomanor	vs JAX	6.1	9th	5	–	healthy
Jahan Dotson START	vs CIN	7.5	12th	10.3	–	healthy

WRs vs JAX recently: Darius Cooper 13.1 pts (W5) · Jaylin Noel 16.7 pts (W6) · Josh Downs 8.3 pts (W8).

WRs vs CIN recently: Kevin Coleman Jr. 9 pts (W5) · Zay Flowers 19.7 pts (W7) · Chimere Dike 13.1 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Jahan Dotson projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Elic Ayomanor faces JAX, 9th most generous to WRs.
Jahan Dotson faces CIN, 12th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.