Jerry Jeudy · Kayshon Boutte · 2026 week 8

Jerry Jeudy or Kayshon Boutte?

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

Start Kayshon Boutte — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Kayshon Boutte (LAC allow the 20th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jerry Jeudy	@ PIT	3.4	26th · tough	7.3	–	healthy
Kayshon Boutte START	@ LAC	3.8	20th	4.6	–	healthy

WRs vs PIT recently: Josh Downs 4.7 pts (W5) · Emeka Egbuka 10.8 pts (W6) · Devaughn Vele 11.4 pts (W7).

WRs vs LAC recently: Rashid Shaheed 11.3 pts (W4) · Courtland Sutton 7.8 pts (W5) · Xavier Worthy 7.3 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jerry Jeudy faces PIT, 26th most generous to WRs.
Kayshon Boutte faces LAC, 20th 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.