Bucky Irving · Jaylen Warren · 2026 week 9

Bucky Irving or Jaylen Warren?

Wondering who you should start this week — Bucky Irving or Jaylen Warren? 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 1.1 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	17.6	30th · tough	17.3	5,014	healthy
Jaylen Warren	@ CIN	16.5	21st	15.9	4,450	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 CIN recently: Ollie Gordon II 14.8 pts (W5) · Derrick Henry 4.9 pts (W7) · Tony Pollard 25.7 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Bucky Irving projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Bucky Irving faces CHI, 30th most generous to RBs.
Jaylen Warren faces CIN, 21st most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Bucky Irving carries the higher trade value — 5,014 against 4,450 (a 11% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Bucky Irving gets the most. Momentum: Bucky Irving +2286 and Jaylen Warren +1440 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.