Jahan Dotson · Joshua Palmer · 2026 week 4

Jahan Dotson or Joshua Palmer?

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

Start Jahan Dotson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Jahan Dotson (NO allow the 20th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jahan Dotson START	@ NO	3.3	20th	2.7	–	healthy
Joshua Palmer	vs NE	2.9	17th	10.9	–	healthy

WRs vs NO recently: Amon-Ra St. Brown 18.7 pts (W1) · Rashod Bateman 14.8 pts (W2) · Cody White 6.4 pts (W3).

WRs vs NE recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 18.2 pts (W1) · Germie Bernard 3.5 pts (W2) · Jakobi Meyers 12.4 pts (W3).

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.