Wondering who you should start this week — Elic Ayomanor or Rashid Shaheed? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Rashid Shaheed — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Rashid Shaheed (CHI allow the 19th-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
Rashid ShaheedSTART
vs CHI
6.5
19th
6.1
10
Questionable
WRs vs CIN recently: Brian Thomas Jr. 7.7 pts (W4) · Kevin Coleman Jr. 9 pts (W5) · Zay Flowers 19.7 pts (W7).
WRs vs CHI recently: Christian Watson 26.3 pts (W5) · Jahan Dotson 14.7 pts (W6) · A.J. Brown 4.8 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Elic Ayomanor has the higher floor (2.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Rashid Shaheed has the higher ceiling (13.4) — the play if you need points.
Elic Ayomanor is steady — about 15% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Elic Ayomanor faces CIN, 15th most generous to WRs.
Rashid Shaheed faces CHI, 19th most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Rashid Shaheed carries the higher trade value — 10 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Rashid Shaheed gets the most.