Elic Ayomanor · Malachi Fields · 2026 week 9

Elic Ayomanor or Malachi Fields?

Wondering who you should start this week — Elic Ayomanor or Malachi Fields? 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 0.9 points. The matchup leans Elic Ayomanor (JAX allow the 9th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Elic Ayomanor START	vs JAX	6.2	9th	5	–	healthy
Malachi Fields	@ PHI	5.3	1st · soft	6.7	–	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 PHI recently: Jalen Coker 9.7 pts (W6) · CeeDee Lamb 19.4 pts (W7) · Stefon Diggs 9.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Elic Ayomanor faces JAX, 9th most generous to WRs.
Malachi Fields faces PHI, 1st 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.