Jalen McMillan · Kayshon Boutte · 2026 week 8

Jalen McMillan or Kayshon Boutte?

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

Start Jalen McMillan — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 point. The matchup leans Jalen McMillan (DET allow the 4th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jalen McMillan START	@ DET	4.8	4th · soft	–	–	IR
Kayshon Boutte	@ LAC	3.8	20th	4.6	–	healthy

WRs vs DET recently: Tetairoa McMillan 31.2 pts (W4) · Kendrick Bourne 7 pts (W5) · Christian Watson 5.7 pts (W7).

WRs vs LAC recently: Rashid Shaheed 11.3 pts (W4) · Courtland Sutton 7.8 pts (W5) · Xavier Worthy 7.3 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Jalen McMillan projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Jalen McMillan faces DET, 4th most generous to WRs.
Jalen McMillan is flagged OUT.
Kayshon Boutte faces LAC, 20th 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.