Isaiah Davis · Ray Davis · 2026 week 9

Isaiah Davis or Ray Davis?

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

Start Ray Davis — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Ray Davis (MIN allow the 22nd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Isaiah Davis	@ KC	0.4	24th	4.5	–	healthy
Ray Davis START	@ MIN	0.9	22nd	3.1	–	healthy

RBs vs KC recently: Kimani Vidal 4 pts (W6) · Emanuel Wilson 17.5 pts (W7) · Jonah Coleman 16.4 pts (W8).

RBs vs MIN recently: Kendre Miller 9 pts (W5) · Jonathan Taylor 17 pts (W7) · Jahmyr Gibbs 22.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Isaiah Davis faces KC, 24th most generous to RBs.
Ray Davis faces MIN, 22nd most generous to RBs.

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.