Elic Ayomanor · Kayshon Boutte · 2026 week 5

Elic Ayomanor or Kayshon Boutte?

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

Start Kayshon Boutte — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Kayshon Boutte (TEN allow the 15th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Elic Ayomanor	vs HOU	5.6	1st · soft	4.7	–	healthy
Kayshon Boutte START	@ TEN	5.9	15th	5.8	–	healthy

WRs vs HOU recently: Ja'Marr Chase 19.5 pts (W2) · Keenan Allen 12.3 pts (W3) · CeeDee Lamb 24.3 pts (W4).

WRs vs TEN recently: DeVonta Smith 17.7 pts (W2) · Darnell Mooney 2.9 pts (W3) · Zay Flowers 17.8 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Elic Ayomanor has the higher floor (1.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Kayshon Boutte has the higher ceiling (12.2) — the play if you need points.
Elic Ayomanor is steady — about 16% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Elic Ayomanor faces HOU, 1st most generous to WRs.
Kayshon Boutte faces TEN, 15th 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.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.