George Holani · James Conner · 2026 week 9

George Holani or James Conner?

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

Start George Holani — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans George Holani (ARI allow the 15th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
George Holani START	vs ARI	2.8	15th	4.1	–	healthy
James Conner	vs LAR	1.5	28th · tough	–	–	IR

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

RBs vs LAR recently: Zonovan Knight 9.8 pts (W6) · Ashton Jeanty 13.6 pts (W7) · Kimani Vidal 3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

George Holani projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
George Holani faces ARI, 15th most generous to RBs.
James Conner faces LAR, 28th most generous to RBs.
James Conner is flagged OUT.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.