Elic Ayomanor · Jayden Reed · 2026 week 4

Elic Ayomanor or Jayden Reed?

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

Start Elic Ayomanor — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Elic Ayomanor (BAL allow the 13th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Elic Ayomanor START	@ BAL	5.9	13th	6.4	–	healthy
Jayden Reed	vs CHI	4.6	27th · tough	3.2	–	IR

WRs vs BAL recently: Alec Pierce 6.1 pts (W1) · Chris Olave 14.6 pts (W2) · CeeDee Lamb 13.2 pts (W3).

WRs vs CHI recently: Jalen Coker 25.8 pts (W1) · Justin Jefferson 5.5 pts (W2) · DeVonta Smith 6.5 pts (W3).

🎓 The coach's read

Elic Ayomanor projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Elic Ayomanor faces BAL, 13th most generous to WRs.
Jayden Reed faces CHI, 27th most generous to WRs.
Jayden Reed is flagged OUT.

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.