Isiah Pacheco · Jacob Saylors · 2026 week 1

Isiah Pacheco or Jacob Saylors?

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

Start Isiah Pacheco — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Isiah Pacheco (BUF allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Isiah Pacheco START	@ BUF	4.1	7th · soft	6.3	51	IR
Jacob Saylors	vs NO	3.6	18th	1.1	–	healthy

RBs vs BUF recently: Trayveon Williams 5.5 pts (W16) · Saquon Barkley 6.8 pts (W17) · Andrew Beck 6.2 pts (W18).

RBs vs NO recently: Breece Hall 6.3 pts (W16) · Tony Pollard 9.5 pts (W17) · Bijan Robinson 4.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Isiah Pacheco carries the higher trade value — 51 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Isiah Pacheco gets the most.

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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.