Emanuel Wilson · Kimani Vidal · 2026 week 1

Emanuel Wilson or Kimani Vidal?

Wondering who you should start this week — Emanuel Wilson or Kimani Vidal? 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 1.1 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
Kimani Vidal	vs ARI	1.3	3rd · soft	3	–	healthy

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

RBs vs ARI recently: Bijan Robinson 22.8 pts (W16) · Chase Brown 26.1 pts (W17) · Kyren Williams 8.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

More RB decisions

Emanuel Wilson or Malik Davis?Emanuel Wilson or Najee Harris?Emanuel Wilson or Emari Demercado?

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.