Wondering who you should start this week — Christian McCaffrey or Kyren Williams? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Kyren Williams — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Kyren Williams (BUF allow the 6th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 5
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Christian McCaffrey
@ SEA
18.1
19th
20.1
7,262
healthy
Kyren WilliamsSTART
vs BUF
18.9
6th · soft
24.7
6,240
healthy
RBs vs SEA recently: Jeremiyah Love 4.5 pts (W2) · Rachaad White 10.1 pts (W3) · Omarion Hampton 11.3 pts (W4).
Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Christian McCaffrey has the higher floor (9.6) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Kyren Williams has the higher ceiling (30.3) — the play if you need points.
Christian McCaffrey is steady — about 24% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Kyren Williams is steady — about 11% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Christian McCaffrey faces SEA, 19th most generous to RBs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Christian McCaffrey carries the higher trade value — 7,262 against 6,240 (a 14% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Christian McCaffrey gets the most.
Momentum: Christian McCaffrey -1571 and Kyren Williams +1665 over the last 30 days.