Braelon Allen · Isiah Pacheco · 2026 week 1

Braelon Allen or Isiah Pacheco?

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

Start Isiah Pacheco — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Isiah Pacheco (BUF allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Braelon Allen	@ TEN	3.9	12th	2.8	55	healthy
Isiah Pacheco START	@ BUF	4.1	7th · soft	6.3	51	IR

RBs vs TEN recently: Isiah Pacheco 7.5 pts (W16) · Audric Estime 15.8 pts (W17) · Bhayshul Tuten 8.3 pts (W18).

RBs vs BUF recently: Trayveon Williams 5.5 pts (W16) · Saquon Barkley 6.8 pts (W17) · Andrew Beck 6.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Braelon Allen carries the higher trade value — 55 against 51 (a 7% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Braelon Allen gets the most. Momentum: Braelon Allen +16 and Isiah Pacheco -90 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.