Dameon Pierce · Sione Vaki · 2026 week 5

Dameon Pierce or Sione Vaki?

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

Start Sione Vaki — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Sione Vaki (ARI allow the 25th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dameon Pierce	@ JAX	3.6	31st · tough	–	1	healthy
Sione Vaki START	@ ARI	4.3	25th · tough	3.5	–	healthy

RBs vs JAX recently: Jonah Coleman 11.8 pts (W2) · Rhamondre Stevenson 3.8 pts (W3) · Chase Brown 8.1 pts (W4).

RBs vs ARI recently: Emanuel Wilson 9.2 pts (W2) · Christian McCaffrey 17.6 pts (W3) · Cam Skattebo 6.6 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Sione Vaki has the higher ceiling (10.3) — the play if you need points.
Dameon Pierce faces JAX, 31st most generous to RBs.
Sione Vaki faces ARI, 25th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dameon Pierce carries the higher trade value — 1 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dameon Pierce 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.