KaVontae Turpin · Zavion Thomas · 2026 week 9

KaVontae Turpin or Zavion Thomas?

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

Start Zavion Thomas — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Zavion Thomas (TB allow the 26th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
KaVontae Turpin	@ IND	2.5	23rd	3.7	–	Questionable
Zavion Thomas START	vs TB	3.1	26th · tough	3.4	–	healthy

WRs vs IND recently: Carnell Tate 13 pts (W6) · Justin Jefferson 4.4 pts (W7) · Brian Thomas Jr. 7.2 pts (W8).

WRs vs TB recently: Germie Bernard 14.7 pts (W6) · Tetairoa McMillan 4 pts (W7) · Jahan Dotson 9.5 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
KaVontae Turpin faces IND, 23rd most generous to WRs.
KaVontae Turpin is flagged WATCH.
Zavion Thomas faces TB, 26th 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.