Elijah Sarratt · Theo Wease · 2026 week 5

Elijah Sarratt or Theo Wease?

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

Start Theo Wease — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Theo Wease (DEN allow the 22nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Elijah Sarratt	@ CLE	0.9	5th · soft	2.3	–	Out
Theo Wease START	vs DEN	2.1	22nd	–	–	healthy

WRs vs CLE recently: Emeka Egbuka 7.3 pts (W2) · Brycen Tremayne 8.3 pts (W3) · Roman Wilson 13.4 pts (W4).

WRs vs DEN recently: Parker Washington 9.8 pts (W2) · Konata Mumpfield 15.3 pts (W3) · Deebo Samuel 13 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Theo Wease projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Elijah Sarratt faces CLE, 5th most generous to WRs.
Elijah Sarratt is flagged OUT.
Theo Wease faces DEN, 22nd 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.