Isiah Pacheco · Malik Davis · 2026 week 1

Isiah Pacheco or Malik Davis?

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

Start Malik Davis — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Malik Davis (NYG allow the 5th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Isiah Pacheco	@ BUF	4.1	7th · soft	6.3	51	IR
Malik Davis START	@ NYG	4.6	5th · soft	8.1	44	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 NYG recently: Aaron Jones 9.3 pts (W16) · Ashton Jeanty 7.3 pts (W17) · Jaydon Blue 12.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Isiah Pacheco carries the higher trade value — 51 against 44 (a 14% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Isiah Pacheco gets the most. Momentum: Isiah Pacheco -90 and Malik Davis +44 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.