Chris Brooks · LeQuint Allen Jr. · 2026 week 8

Chris Brooks or LeQuint Allen Jr.?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chris Brooks or LeQuint Allen Jr.? 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 0.4 points. The matchup leans Chris Brooks (LAR allow the 22nd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chris Brooks START	@ LAR	2.2	22nd	3.2	–	IR
LeQuint Allen Jr.	vs IND	1.8	11th	1.5	–	healthy

RBs vs LAR recently: James Cook III 21.8 pts (W5) · Zonovan Knight 9.8 pts (W6) · Ashton Jeanty 13.6 pts (W7).

RBs vs IND recently: Jaylen Warren 30.8 pts (W5) · Tony Pollard 7.6 pts (W6) · Jordan Mason 6.8 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Chris Brooks faces LAR, 22nd most generous to RBs.
Chris Brooks is flagged OUT.
LeQuint Allen Jr. faces IND, 11th 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.