Devin Singletary · Jacory Croskey-Merritt · 2026 week 9

Devin Singletary or Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

Wondering who you should start this week — Devin Singletary or Jacory Croskey-Merritt? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Jacory Croskey-Merritt (CIN allow the 21st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Devin Singletary	@ PHI	8.8	13th	6.6	73	healthy
Jacory Croskey-Merritt START	vs CIN	8.9	21st	8.8	148	IR

RBs vs PHI recently: Chuba Hubbard 18.1 pts (W6) · Javonte Williams 21.5 pts (W7) · Rachaad White 12 pts (W8).

RBs vs CIN recently: Ollie Gordon II 14.8 pts (W5) · Derrick Henry 4.9 pts (W7) · Tony Pollard 25.7 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Devin Singletary faces PHI, 13th most generous to RBs.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt faces CIN, 21st most generous to RBs.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jacory Croskey-Merritt carries the higher trade value — 148 against 73 (a 51% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jacory Croskey-Merritt gets the most. Momentum: Devin Singletary +73 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt -728 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.