Malachi Fields · Ted Hurst · 2026 week 5

Malachi Fields or Ted Hurst?

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

Start Malachi Fields — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Malachi Fields (WAS allow the 6th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Malachi Fields START	@ WAS	5.6	6th · soft	7.4	–	healthy
Ted Hurst	@ DAL	5.5	7th · soft	6.7	–	healthy

WRs vs WAS recently: CeeDee Lamb 27.3 pts (W2) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 25.4 pts (W3) · Laquon Treadwell 4.2 pts (W4).

WRs vs DAL recently: Stefon Diggs 16.7 pts (W2) · Zay Flowers 10.4 pts (W3) · Nico Collins 23.8 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Malachi Fields has the higher ceiling (11.6) — the play if you need points.
Malachi Fields faces WAS, 6th most generous to WRs.
Ted Hurst faces DAL, 7th 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.