Isiah Pacheco · Zach Charbonnet · 2026 week 1

Isiah Pacheco or Zach Charbonnet?

Wondering who you should start this week — Isiah Pacheco or Zach Charbonnet? 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 0.7 points. The matchup leans Isiah Pacheco (BUF allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Isiah Pacheco START @ BUF 4.1 7th · soft 6.3 51 IR
Zach Charbonnet @ ARI 3.4 3rd · soft 20.8 371 PUP

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

RBs vs ARI recently: Bijan Robinson 22.8 pts (W16) · Chase Brown 26.1 pts (W17) · Kyren Williams 8.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Zach Charbonnet carries the higher trade value — 371 against 51 (a 86% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Zach Charbonnet gets the most. Momentum: Isiah Pacheco -90 and Zach Charbonnet -193 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.