Austin Ekeler · Sione Vaki · 2026 week 5

Austin Ekeler or Sione Vaki?

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

Start Sione Vaki — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Sione Vaki (ARI allow the 25th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Austin Ekeler	vs NYG	3.8	16th	5	–	healthy
Sione Vaki START	@ ARI	4.1	25th · tough	3.5	–	healthy

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

RBs vs ARI recently: Emanuel Wilson 9.2 pts (W2) · Christian McCaffrey 17.6 pts (W3) · Cam Skattebo 6.6 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Sione Vaki has the higher ceiling (9.5) — the play if you need points.
Austin Ekeler faces NYG, 16th most generous to RBs.
Sione Vaki faces ARI, 25th most generous to RBs.

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.