Isiah Pacheco · Kaleb Johnson · 2026 week 1

Isiah Pacheco or Kaleb Johnson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Isiah Pacheco or Kaleb Johnson? 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	52	IR
Kaleb Johnson	@ MIN	3.6	21st	0.4	107	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 MIN recently: Tyrone Tracy 7.8 pts (W16) · Jahmyr Gibbs 4.4 pts (W17) · Chris Brooks 6.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kaleb Johnson carries the higher trade value — 107 against 52 (a 51% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kaleb Johnson gets the most. Momentum: Isiah Pacheco -74 and Kaleb Johnson +107 over the last 30 days.

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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.