Kayshon Boutte · Zavion Thomas · 2026 week 8

Kayshon Boutte or Zavion Thomas?

Wondering who you should start this week — Kayshon Boutte or Zavion Thomas? 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 1 point. 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
Kayshon Boutte START	@ LAC	3.8	20th	4.6	–	healthy
Zavion Thomas	@ SEA	2.8	32nd · tough	3.3	–	healthy

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

WRs vs SEA recently: Mike Evans 19.3 pts (W5) · Jaylen Waddle 2.4 pts (W6) · Cyrus Allen 1.8 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Kayshon Boutte projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Kayshon Boutte faces LAC, 20th most generous to WRs.
Zavion Thomas faces SEA, 32nd 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.