Emmett Johnson · Jadarian Price · 2026 week 6

Emmett Johnson or Jadarian Price?

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

Start Jadarian Price — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Jadarian Price (ARI allow the 14th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Emmett Johnson	vs LAC	4.6	11th	3.1	198	healthy
Jadarian Price START	vs ARI	5.4	14th	4.7	326	IR

RBs vs LAC recently: James Cook 19.4 pts (W3) · Emanuel Wilson 24 pts (W4) · J.K. Dobbins 13.4 pts (W5).

RBs vs ARI recently: Christian McCaffrey 17.6 pts (W3) · Cam Skattebo 6.6 pts (W4) · Jahmyr Gibbs 32.7 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Emmett Johnson faces LAC, 11th most generous to RBs.
Jadarian Price faces ARI, 14th most generous to RBs.
Jadarian Price is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jadarian Price carries the higher trade value — 326 against 198 (a 39% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jadarian Price gets the most. Momentum: Emmett Johnson +93 and Jadarian Price -2032 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.