Austin Ekeler · Jonathon Brooks · 2026 week 5

Austin Ekeler or Jonathon Brooks?

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

Start Jonathon Brooks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Jonathon Brooks (DEN allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Austin Ekeler	vs NYG	4.7	16th	5	–	healthy
Jonathon Brooks START	vs DEN	5.9	7th · soft	4.7	–	IR

RBs vs NYG recently: Kyren Williams 13.7 pts (W2) · Tony Pollard 9.6 pts (W3) · Tyler Allgeier 10.9 pts (W4).

RBs vs DEN recently: Bhayshul Tuten 12.2 pts (W2) · Kyren Williams 15.8 pts (W3) · Christian McCaffrey 13 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Jonathon Brooks projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Austin Ekeler faces NYG, 16th most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks faces DEN, 7th most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.