Kalif Raymond · Tyquan Thornton · 2026 week 2

Kalif Raymond or Tyquan Thornton?

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

Start Tyquan Thornton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Tyquan Thornton (IND allow the 7th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kalif Raymond	vs MIN	5.7	1st · soft	16.4	–	healthy
Tyquan Thornton START	vs IND	6.0	7th · soft	–	–	healthy

WRs vs MIN recently: Christian Watson 26.7 pts (W1).

WRs vs IND recently: Zay Flowers 21 pts (W1).

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.