Rashee Rice · Terry McLaurin · 2026 week 1

Rashee Rice or Terry McLaurin?

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

Start Rashee Rice — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Rashee Rice (DEN allow the 31st-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Rashee Rice START	vs DEN	14.5	31st · tough	16.3	4,531	healthy
Terry McLaurin	@ PHI	13.6	30th · tough	9.8	2,350	healthy

WRs vs DEN recently: Parker Washington 20.5 pts (W16) · JuJu Smith-Schuster 1.6 pts (W17) · Keenan Allen 3.6 pts (W18).

WRs vs PHI recently: Terry McLaurin 5.3 pts (W16) · Brandin Cooks 10.1 pts (W17) · Terry McLaurin 5.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Rashee Rice carries the higher trade value — 4,531 against 2,350 (a 48% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Rashee Rice gets the most. Momentum: Rashee Rice +125 and Terry McLaurin -422 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.