Elic Ayomanor · Michael Pittman Jr. · 2026 week 8

Elic Ayomanor or Michael Pittman Jr.?

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

Start Michael Pittman Jr. — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Michael Pittman Jr. (CIN allow the 15th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Elic Ayomanor	@ CIN	6.3	15th	3.8	–	healthy
Michael Pittman Jr. START	@ CIN	6.5	15th	5.3	–	IR

WRs vs CIN recently: Brian Thomas Jr. 7.7 pts (W4) · Kevin Coleman Jr. 9 pts (W5) · Zay Flowers 19.7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Elic Ayomanor faces CIN, 15th most generous to WRs.
Michael Pittman Jr. faces CIN, 15th most generous to WRs.
Michael Pittman Jr. 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.