Jalen McMillan · Savion Williams · 2026 week 8

Jalen McMillan or Savion Williams?

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

Start Savion Williams — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Savion Williams (CAR allow the 28th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jalen McMillan	@ DET	4.8	4th · soft	–	–	IR
Savion Williams START	vs CAR	5.6	28th · tough	8.1	–	healthy

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

WRs vs CAR recently: Jameson Williams 10.2 pts (W4) · DeVonta Smith 13.5 pts (W6) · Tez Johnson 10.7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jalen McMillan faces DET, 4th most generous to WRs.
Jalen McMillan is flagged OUT.
Savion Williams faces CAR, 28th 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.