Corey Kiner · Jonathon Brooks · 2026 week 8

Corey Kiner or Jonathon Brooks?

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

Start Jonathon Brooks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Jonathon Brooks (NO allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Corey Kiner	@ MIA	5.1	5th · soft	4	–	healthy
Jonathon Brooks START	@ NO	6.4	1st · soft	4.7	16	IR

RBs vs MIA recently: Aaron Jones Sr. 12.8 pts (W4) · Samaje Perine 13.8 pts (W5) · Braelon Allen 13.4 pts (W7).

RBs vs NO recently: Aaron Jones Sr. 15.7 pts (W5) · Tyrone Tracy Jr. 16.5 pts (W6) · Jaylen Warren 13.7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Jonathon Brooks projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Corey Kiner faces MIA, 5th most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks faces NO, 1st most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jonathon Brooks carries the higher trade value — 16 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jonathon Brooks gets the most.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.