Dameon Pierce · Tyler Badie · 2026 week 5
Dameon Pierce or Tyler Badie?
Wondering who you should start this week — Dameon Pierce or Tyler Badie? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Dameon Pierce — barely This one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Dameon Pierce (JAX allow the 31st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.
Player Wk 5 Proj (PPR) Matchup Form L3 Trade value Status
Dameon Pierce START @ JAX
3.6 31st · tough –
1
healthy Tyler Badie @ LAC
3.3 11th 5.1
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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 LAC recently: Ashton Jeanty 6.3 pts (W2) · James Cook 19.4 pts (W3) · Emanuel Wilson 24 pts (W4).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone. Tyler Badie has the higher floor (0.9) — the safer start if you are favoured. Dameon Pierce has the higher ceiling (8.6) — the play if you need points. Tyler Badie is steady — about 18% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling. Dameon Pierce faces JAX, 31st most generous to RBs. Tyler Badie faces LAC, 11th most generous to RBs. 🔔 Ping me if Dameon Pierce or Tyler Badie is ruled out
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.
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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.