Aaron Jones Sr. · Jadarian Price · 2026 week 9

Aaron Jones Sr. or Jadarian Price?

Wondering who you should start this week — Aaron Jones Sr. or Jadarian Price? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Aaron Jones Sr. — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Aaron Jones Sr. (BUF allow the 6th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Aaron Jones Sr. START	vs BUF	10.0	6th · soft	9.4	863	healthy
Jadarian Price	vs ARI	9.1	15th	4	1,055	healthy

RBs vs BUF recently: Kyren Williams 13.6 pts (W5) · Ashton Jeanty 11.8 pts (W6) · Derrick Henry 12 pts (W8).

RBs vs ARI recently: Blake Corum 12 pts (W6) · RJ Harvey 12 pts (W7) · Javonte Williams 5.7 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Aaron Jones Sr. has the higher floor (4.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Jadarian Price has the higher ceiling (18) — the play if you need points.
Aaron Jones Sr. is steady — about 29% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Aaron Jones Sr. faces BUF, 6th most generous to RBs.
Jadarian Price faces ARI, 15th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jadarian Price carries the higher trade value — 1,055 against 863 (a 18% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jadarian Price gets the most. Momentum: Aaron Jones Sr. -1282 and Jadarian Price +630 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.