Emanuel Wilson · Ray Davis · 2026 week 9

Emanuel Wilson or Ray Davis?

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

Start Ray Davis — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Ray Davis (MIN allow the 22nd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Emanuel Wilson	vs ARI	0.8	15th	12.3	95	healthy
Ray Davis START	@ MIN	0.9	22nd	3.1	–	healthy

RBs vs ARI recently: Blake Corum 12 pts (W6) · RJ Harvey 12 pts (W7) · Javonte Williams 5.7 pts (W8).

RBs vs MIN recently: Kendre Miller 9 pts (W5) · Jonathan Taylor 17 pts (W7) · Jahmyr Gibbs 22.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Emanuel Wilson faces ARI, 15th most generous to RBs.
Ray Davis faces MIN, 22nd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Emanuel Wilson carries the higher trade value — 95 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Emanuel Wilson gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.