Ashton Jeanty · Tony Pollard · 2026 week 9

Ashton Jeanty or Tony Pollard?

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

Start Ashton Jeanty — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Ashton Jeanty (SF allow the 20th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Ashton Jeanty START	@ SF	12.2	20th	15.9	3,651	healthy
Tony Pollard	vs JAX	11.6	32nd · tough	24.3	2,208	healthy

RBs vs SF recently: Emanuel Wilson 11.2 pts (W5) · Rachaad White 11.7 pts (W6) · Bijan Robinson 12.2 pts (W7).

RBs vs JAX recently: Will Shipley 7.3 pts (W5) · Jawhar Jordan 11 pts (W6) · DJ Giddens 4.3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Ashton Jeanty faces SF, 20th most generous to RBs.
Tony Pollard faces JAX, 32nd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Ashton Jeanty carries the higher trade value — 3,651 against 2,208 (a 40% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Ashton Jeanty gets the most. Momentum: Ashton Jeanty -2685 and Tony Pollard +929 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.