George Holani · Samaje Perine · 2026 week 1

George Holani or Samaje Perine?

Wondering who you should start this week — George Holani or Samaje Perine? 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 0.1 points. The matchup leans George Holani (NE allow the 30th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
George Holani START	vs NE	5.6	30th · tough	3.5	–	healthy
Samaje Perine	vs TB	5.5	16th	9.5	–	healthy

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

RBs vs TB recently: Rico Dowdle 4.3 pts (W16) · De'Von Achane 11.2 pts (W17) · Chuba Hubbard 1.7 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

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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.