Jalen Nailor · Tank Dell · 2026 week 9

Jalen Nailor or Tank Dell?

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

Start Jalen Nailor — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jalen Nailor (SF allow the 22nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jalen Nailor START	@ SF	3.1	22nd	6.4	–	healthy
Tank Dell	@ LAC	2.9	18th	5.5	81	healthy

WRs vs SF recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 17.8 pts (W5) · Stefon Diggs 10.4 pts (W6) · Drake London 12.6 pts (W7).

WRs vs LAC recently: Courtland Sutton 7.8 pts (W5) · Xavier Worthy 7.3 pts (W6) · Puka Nacua 14 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jalen Nailor faces SF, 22nd most generous to WRs.
Tank Dell faces LAC, 18th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.