Garrett Wilson · Jaylen Waddle · 2026 week 1

Garrett Wilson or Jaylen Waddle?

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

Start Jaylen Waddle — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Jaylen Waddle (KC allow the 28th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Garrett Wilson	@ TEN	13.5	4th · soft	14.5	3,702	healthy
Jaylen Waddle START	@ KC	14.8	28th · tough	5.8	3,845	healthy

WRs vs TEN recently: Xavier Worthy 4.1 pts (W16) · Chris Olave 17.9 pts (W17) · Parker Washington 14.7 pts (W18).

WRs vs KC recently: Chimere Dike 10 pts (W16) · Courtland Sutton 4 pts (W17) · Tre Tucker 3.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jaylen Waddle carries the higher trade value — 3,845 against 3,702 (a 4% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jaylen Waddle gets the most. Momentum: Garrett Wilson -68 and Jaylen Waddle +446 over the last 30 days.

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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.