Jameson Williams · Jaylen Waddle · 2026 week 1

Jameson Williams or Jaylen Waddle?

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

Start Jaylen Waddle — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Jaylen Waddle (KC allow the 28th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jameson Williams	vs NO	13.9	21st	10.4	2,316	healthy
Jaylen Waddle START	@ KC	14.8	28th · tough	5.8	3,845	healthy

WRs vs NO recently: Adonai Mitchell 4.3 pts (W16) · Elic Ayomanor 9.7 pts (W17) · Drake London 13.8 pts (W18).

WRs vs KC recently: Chimere Dike 10 pts (W16) · Courtland Sutton 4 pts (W17) · Tre Tucker 3.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jaylen Waddle carries the higher trade value — 3,845 against 2,316 (a 40% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jaylen Waddle gets the most. Momentum: Jameson Williams -103 and Jaylen Waddle +446 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.