Kevin Coleman Jr. · Tez Johnson · 2026 week 9

Kevin Coleman Jr. or Tez Johnson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Kevin Coleman Jr. or Tez Johnson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Tez Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Tez Johnson (CHI allow the 13th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kevin Coleman Jr.	vs DET	2.7	7th · soft	9	–	healthy
Tez Johnson START	@ CHI	4.1	13th	7.6	–	healthy

WRs vs DET recently: Kendrick Bourne 7 pts (W5) · Christian Watson 5.7 pts (W7) · Justin Jefferson 9.3 pts (W8).

WRs vs CHI recently: Jahan Dotson 14.7 pts (W6) · A.J. Brown 4.8 pts (W7) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 17.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Tez Johnson projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Kevin Coleman Jr. faces DET, 7th most generous to WRs.
Tez Johnson faces CHI, 13th 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.