David Montgomery · Kyren Williams · 2026 week 1

David Montgomery or Kyren Williams?

Wondering who you should start this week — David Montgomery 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 0.5 points. The matchup leans Kyren Williams (SF allow the 15th-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
Kyren Williams START	vs SF	14.4	15th	12.9	4,871	healthy

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

RBs vs SF recently: Jonathan Taylor 13.9 pts (W16) · D'Andre Swift 19.9 pts (W17) · Zach Charbonnet 15.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kyren Williams carries the higher trade value — 4,871 against 3,226 (a 34% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kyren Williams gets the most. Momentum: David Montgomery +66 and Kyren Williams +615 over the last 30 days.

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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.