Wondering who you should start this week — Jaylen Wright or Seth McGowan? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Seth McGowan — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Seth McGowan (JAX allow the 32nd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Jaylen Wright
vs NE
4.1
18th
0.9
–
healthy
Seth McGowanSTART
@ JAX
4.3
32nd · tough
3.8
341
healthy
RBs vs NE recently: Dylan Laube 8.5 pts (W5) · Braelon Allen 10.4 pts (W6) · D'Andre Swift 15 pts (W7).
RBs vs JAX recently: Chase Brown 8.1 pts (W4) · Will Shipley 7.3 pts (W5) · Jawhar Jordan 11 pts (W6).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Seth McGowan has the higher floor (0.6) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Jaylen Wright has the higher ceiling (11) — the play if you need points.
Jaylen Wright is boom-or-bust — about 25% more volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — wider range in both directions.
Jaylen Wright faces NE, 18th most generous to RBs.
Seth McGowan faces JAX, 32nd most generous to RBs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Seth McGowan carries the higher trade value — 341 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Seth McGowan gets the most.