Luther Burden · Tetairoa McMillan · 2026 week 1

Luther Burden or Tetairoa McMillan?

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

Start Tetairoa McMillan — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Tetairoa McMillan (CHI allow the 2nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Luther Burden	@ CAR	13.5	25th · tough	16.6	2,405	Questionable
Tetairoa McMillan START	vs CHI	14.0	2nd · soft	10.4	3,770	healthy

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 CHI recently: Romeo Doubs 14.4 pts (W16) · Jauan Jennings 10.2 pts (W17) · Amon-Ra St. Brown 13.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tetairoa McMillan carries the higher trade value — 3,770 against 2,405 (a 36% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tetairoa McMillan gets the most. Momentum: Luther Burden -672 and Tetairoa McMillan +101 over the last 30 days.

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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.