Fernando Mendoza · Shedeur Sanders · 2026 week 1

Fernando Mendoza or Shedeur Sanders?

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

Start Shedeur Sanders — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Shedeur Sanders (LV allow the 18th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Fernando Mendoza	@ NO	16.6	27th · tough	–	81	healthy
Shedeur Sanders START	vs LV	16.9	18th	9.9	–	healthy

QBs vs NO recently: Brady Cook 4.7 pts (W16) · Cam Ward 17 pts (W17) · Kirk Cousins 10.2 pts (W18).

QBs vs LV recently: C.J. Stroud 11.5 pts (W16) · Jaxson Dart 25.1 pts (W17) · Shane Buechele 3.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Fernando Mendoza carries the higher trade value — 81 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Fernando Mendoza gets the most.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.