Bucky Irving · Chuba Hubbard · 2026 week 9

Bucky Irving or Chuba Hubbard?

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

Start Bucky Irving — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Bucky Irving (CHI allow the 30th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Bucky Irving START	@ CHI	18.1	30th · tough	17.3	4,688	healthy
Chuba Hubbard	vs DEN	16.9	11th	18	4,893	healthy

RBs vs CHI recently: Bijan Robinson 5.3 pts (W6) · Rhamondre Stevenson 17.5 pts (W7) · Jadarian Price 3.7 pts (W8).

RBs vs DEN recently: George Holani 8 pts (W6) · Zonovan Knight 6.3 pts (W7) · Emmett Johnson 20.3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Bucky Irving projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Bucky Irving faces CHI, 30th most generous to RBs.
Chuba Hubbard faces DEN, 11th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Chuba Hubbard carries the higher trade value — 4,893 against 4,688 (a 4% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Chuba Hubbard gets the most. Momentum: Bucky Irving +1599 and Chuba Hubbard +1240 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.