Tory Horton · Zachariah Branch · 2026 week 1

Tory Horton or Zachariah Branch?

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

Start Tory Horton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Tory Horton (NE allow the 18th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Tory Horton START	vs NE	3.5	18th	11.9	–	Questionable
Zachariah Branch	@ PIT	2.6	8th · soft	–	12	healthy

WRs vs NE recently: Zay Flowers 14.2 pts (W16) · John Metchie 4.1 pts (W17) · Malik Washington 8.8 pts (W18).

WRs vs PIT recently: Kalif Raymond 12.2 pts (W16) · Jerry Jeudy 5.4 pts (W17) · Zay Flowers 25.8 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Zachariah Branch carries the higher trade value — 12 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Zachariah Branch gets the most.

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.