Mike Evans · Rome Odunze · 2026 week 1

Mike Evans or Rome Odunze?

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

Start Mike Evans — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Mike Evans (LAR allow the 12th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Mike Evans START	@ LAR	12.8	12th	10.5	1,774	Questionable
Rome Odunze	@ CAR	11.5	25th · tough	5.7	1,807	Questionable

WRs vs LAR recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15.6 pts (W16) · David Sills 3.7 pts (W17) · Michael Wilson 15.9 pts (W18).

WRs vs CAR recently: Mike Evans 9.1 pts (W16) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 7.2 pts (W17) · Mike Evans 3.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Rome Odunze carries the higher trade value — 1,807 against 1,774 (a 2% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Rome Odunze gets the most. Momentum: Mike Evans -678 and Rome Odunze -529 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.