Malik Willis · Tyler Shough · 2026 week 1

Malik Willis or Tyler Shough?

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

Start Tyler Shough — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Tyler Shough (DET allow the 9th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Malik Willis	@ LV	18.8	18th	15.1	189	healthy
Tyler Shough START	@ DET	19.6	9th	20.6	387	healthy

QBs vs LV recently: C.J. Stroud 11.5 pts (W16) · Jaxson Dart 25.1 pts (W17) · Shane Buechele 3.9 pts (W18).

QBs vs DET recently: Aaron Rodgers 15.5 pts (W16) · Max Brosmer 3.6 pts (W17) · Caleb Williams 17.6 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tyler Shough carries the higher trade value — 387 against 189 (a 51% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tyler Shough gets the most. Momentum: Malik Willis -28 and Tyler Shough -213 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.