Emanuel Wilson · Tahj Brooks · 2026 week 9

Emanuel Wilson or Tahj Brooks?

Wondering who you should start this week — Emanuel Wilson or Tahj Brooks? 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 0.1 points. The matchup leans Emanuel Wilson (ARI allow the 15th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Emanuel Wilson START	vs ARI	0.8	15th	12.3	174	healthy
Tahj Brooks	@ ATL	0.7	7th · soft	0.6	–	healthy

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

RBs vs ATL recently: D'Andre Swift 19 pts (W6) · Christian McCaffrey 16 pts (W7) · Bucky Irving 21 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.
Tahj Brooks faces ATL, 7th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Emanuel Wilson carries the higher trade value — 174 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.