Jalen Nailor · Tyquan Thornton · 2026 week 3

Jalen Nailor or Tyquan Thornton?

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

Start Tyquan Thornton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Tyquan Thornton (MIA allow the 27th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Jalen Nailor @ NO 6.5 13th 3.8 – healthy
Tyquan Thornton START @ MIA 6.8 27th · tough 12.6 – healthy

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

WRs vs MIA recently: Jack Bech 8.3 pts (W1) · Mike Evans 5.4 pts (W2).

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.