Chris Brooks · Kaytron Allen · 2026 week 9

Chris Brooks or Kaytron Allen?

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

Start Chris Brooks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 point. The matchup leans Chris Brooks (LAR allow the 28th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chris Brooks START	@ LAR	2.2	28th · tough	3.2	–	IR
Kaytron Allen	vs DET	1.2	29th · tough	1.4	–	healthy

RBs vs LAR recently: Zonovan Knight 9.8 pts (W6) · Ashton Jeanty 13.6 pts (W7) · Kimani Vidal 3 pts (W8).

RBs vs DET recently: Jeremiyah Love 2.2 pts (W5) · Josh Jacobs 15.1 pts (W7) · Aaron Jones Sr. 4 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Chris Brooks projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Chris Brooks faces LAR, 28th most generous to RBs.
Chris Brooks is flagged OUT.
Kaytron Allen faces DET, 29th 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.