Jerry Jeudy · Rashod Bateman · 2026 week 1

Jerry Jeudy or Rashod Bateman?

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

Start Rashod Bateman — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Rashod Bateman (IND allow the 7th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jerry Jeudy	@ JAX	7.4	20th	6.3	31	healthy
Rashod Bateman START	@ IND	7.6	7th · soft	3.3	–	healthy

WRs vs JAX recently: Courtland Sutton 14.6 pts (W16) · Josh Downs 3.4 pts (W17) · Elic Ayomanor 5 pts (W18).

WRs vs IND recently: Jauan Jennings 13.1 pts (W16) · Parker Washington 11 pts (W17) · Xavier Hutchinson 8.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jerry Jeudy carries the higher trade value — 31 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jerry Jeudy gets the most.

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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.