Demond Claiborne · Mike Washington · 2026 week 1

Demond Claiborne or Mike Washington?

Start Mike Washington — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Mike Washington (MIA allow the 8th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Demond Claiborne	vs GB	2.6	20th	–	5	healthy
Mike Washington START	vs MIA	3.5	8th · soft	–	31	healthy

RBs vs GB recently: Kyle Monangai 9.3 pts (W16) · Derrick Henry 45.6 pts (W17) · Jordan Mason 9.4 pts (W18).

RBs vs MIA recently: Chase Brown 28.9 pts (W16) · Bucky Irving 3.3 pts (W17) · Rhamondre Stevenson 33.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Mike Washington carries the higher trade value — 31 against 5 (a 84% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Washington gets the most. Momentum: Demond Claiborne -33 and Mike Washington +8 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.