Malachi Fields · Savion Williams · 2026 week 8

Malachi Fields or Savion Williams?

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

Start Savion Williams — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Savion Williams (CAR allow the 28th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Malachi Fields	@ PHI	5.3	2nd · soft	6.7	–	healthy
Savion Williams START	vs CAR	5.6	28th · tough	8.1	–	healthy

WRs vs PHI recently: Parker Washington 24.4 pts (W5) · Jalen Coker 9.7 pts (W6) · CeeDee Lamb 19.4 pts (W7).

WRs vs CAR recently: Jameson Williams 10.2 pts (W4) · DeVonta Smith 13.5 pts (W6) · Tez Johnson 10.7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Malachi Fields faces PHI, 2nd most generous to WRs.
Savion Williams faces CAR, 28th 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.