Emanuel Wilson · Kaelon Black · 2026 week 1

Emanuel Wilson or Kaelon Black?

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

Start Emanuel Wilson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Emanuel Wilson (NE allow the 30th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Emanuel Wilson START	vs NE	2.4	30th · tough	5.8	–	healthy
Kaelon Black	@ LAR	1.9	25th · tough	–	252	healthy

RBs vs NE recently: Derrick Henry 22.8 pts (W16) · Breece Hall 18.9 pts (W17) · Jaylen Wright 2 pts (W18).

RBs vs LAR recently: Kenneth Walker 22.4 pts (W16) · Bijan Robinson 34.9 pts (W17) · Emari Demercado 5.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kaelon Black carries the higher trade value — 252 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kaelon Black gets the most.

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.