Aaron Jones · Tony Pollard · 2026 week 1

Aaron Jones or Tony Pollard?

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

Start Tony Pollard — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Tony Pollard (NYJ allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Aaron Jones	vs GB	9.1	20th	12	575	healthy
Tony Pollard START	vs NYJ	10.0	1st · soft	10.4	1,534	healthy

RBs vs GB recently: Kyle Monangai 9.3 pts (W16) · Derrick Henry 45.6 pts (W17) · Jordan Mason 9.4 pts (W18).

RBs vs NYJ recently: Audric Estime 3.6 pts (W16) · Rhamondre Stevenson 22.2 pts (W17) · Ray Davis 23.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tony Pollard carries the higher trade value — 1,534 against 575 (a 63% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tony Pollard gets the most. Momentum: Aaron Jones -141 and Tony Pollard +294 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.