David Montgomery · Rachaad White · 2026 week 8

David Montgomery or Rachaad White?

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

Start David Montgomery — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans David Montgomery (LAC allow the 8th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
David Montgomery START	@ LAC	11.3	8th · soft	4.1	845	Out
Rachaad White	vs PHI	10.8	15th	9.9	678	healthy

RBs vs LAC recently: Emanuel Wilson 24 pts (W4) · J.K. Dobbins 13.4 pts (W5) · Kenneth Walker III 25.9 pts (W6).

RBs vs PHI recently: Bhayshul Tuten 9.6 pts (W5) · Chuba Hubbard 18.1 pts (W6) · Javonte Williams 21.5 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
David Montgomery faces LAC, 8th most generous to RBs.
David Montgomery is flagged OUT.
Rachaad White faces PHI, 15th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

David Montgomery carries the higher trade value — 845 against 678 (a 20% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving David Montgomery gets the most. Momentum: David Montgomery -1719 and Rachaad White +42 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.