Chris Brooks · Ray Davis · 2026 week 9

Chris Brooks or Ray Davis?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chris Brooks or Ray Davis? 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 1.3 points. 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
Ray Davis	@ MIN	0.9	22nd	3.1	–	healthy

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

RBs vs MIN recently: Kendre Miller 9 pts (W5) · Jonathan Taylor 17 pts (W7) · Jahmyr Gibbs 22.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Chris Brooks projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Chris Brooks faces LAR, 28th most generous to RBs.
Chris Brooks is flagged OUT.
Ray Davis faces MIN, 22nd 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.