Michael Pittman Jr. · Quentin Johnston · 2026 week 8

Michael Pittman Jr. or Quentin Johnston?

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

Start Quentin Johnston — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Quentin Johnston (LAR allow the 23rd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Michael Pittman Jr.	@ CIN	6.5	15th	5.3	–	IR
Quentin Johnston START	@ LAR	6.8	23rd	6.2	–	healthy

WRs vs CIN recently: Brian Thomas Jr. 7.7 pts (W4) · Kevin Coleman Jr. 9 pts (W5) · Zay Flowers 19.7 pts (W7).

WRs vs LAR recently: Khalil Shakir 8 pts (W5) · Kendrick Bourne 4.7 pts (W6) · Tre Tucker 16.3 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Michael Pittman Jr. faces CIN, 15th most generous to WRs.
Michael Pittman Jr. is flagged OUT.
Quentin Johnston faces LAR, 23rd 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.