Kalif Raymond · Tory Horton · 2026 week 1

Kalif Raymond or Tory Horton?

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

Start Kalif Raymond — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Kalif Raymond (CAR allow the 25th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kalif Raymond START	@ CAR	3.9	25th · tough	8.6	–	healthy
Tory Horton	vs NE	3.5	18th	11.9	–	Questionable

WRs vs CAR recently: Mike Evans 9.1 pts (W16) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 7.2 pts (W17) · Mike Evans 3.4 pts (W18).

WRs vs NE recently: Zay Flowers 14.2 pts (W16) · John Metchie 4.1 pts (W17) · Malik Washington 8.8 pts (W18).

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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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.