Christian McCaffrey · Jonathan Taylor · 2026 week 1

Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor?

Start Christian McCaffrey — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Christian McCaffrey (LAR allow the 25th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Christian McCaffrey START @ LAR 19.7 25th · tough 24.1 8,167 healthy
Jonathan Taylor vs BAL 19.0 15th 13.4 8,406 healthy

RBs vs LAR recently: Kenneth Walker 22.4 pts (W16) · Bijan Robinson 34.9 pts (W17) · Emari Demercado 5.7 pts (W18).

RBs vs BAL recently: Rhamondre Stevenson 15.8 pts (W16) · Emanuel Wilson 2.4 pts (W17) · Kenny Gainwell 13.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jonathan Taylor carries the higher trade value — 8,406 against 8,167 (a 3% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jonathan Taylor gets the most. Momentum: Christian McCaffrey +279 and Jonathan Taylor -389 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.