George Holani · Seth McGowan · 2026 week 8

George Holani or Seth McGowan?

Wondering who you should start this week — George Holani or Seth McGowan? 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 point. The matchup leans George Holani (CHI allow the 24th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
George Holani START	vs CHI	5.3	24th	5.5	–	healthy
Seth McGowan	@ JAX	4.3	32nd · tough	3.8	341	healthy

RBs vs CHI recently: MarShawn Lloyd 15.7 pts (W5) · Bijan Robinson 5.3 pts (W6) · Rhamondre Stevenson 17.5 pts (W7).

RBs vs JAX recently: Chase Brown 8.1 pts (W4) · Will Shipley 7.3 pts (W5) · Jawhar Jordan 11 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

George Holani projects 1 point higher in PPR.
George Holani faces CHI, 24th most generous to RBs.
Seth McGowan faces JAX, 32nd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Seth McGowan carries the higher trade value — 341 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Seth McGowan gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.