David Montgomery · Josh Jacobs · 2026 week 1

David Montgomery or Josh Jacobs?

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

Start Josh Jacobs — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Josh Jacobs (NYJ allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
David Montgomery	vs BUF	13.9	7th · soft	4.6	3,226	healthy
Josh Jacobs START	@ NYJ	14.0	1st · soft	9.8	1,807	NA

RBs vs BUF recently: Trayveon Williams 5.5 pts (W16) · Saquon Barkley 6.8 pts (W17) · Andrew Beck 6.2 pts (W18).

RBs vs NYJ recently: Audric Estime 3.6 pts (W16) · Rhamondre Stevenson 22.2 pts (W17) · Ray Davis 23.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

David Montgomery carries the higher trade value — 3,226 against 1,807 (a 44% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving David Montgomery gets the most. Momentum: David Montgomery +66 and Josh Jacobs -2875 over the last 30 days.

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

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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.