Jacob Saylors · Najee Harris · 2026 week 1

Jacob Saylors or Najee Harris?

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

Start Najee Harris — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Najee Harris (DAL allow the 8th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jacob Saylors	vs NO	3.6	18th	1.1	–	healthy
Najee Harris START	vs DAL	3.7	8th · soft	3.9	27	healthy

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

RBs vs DAL recently: Omarion Hampton 15.5 pts (W16) · Jacory Croskey-Merritt 22.5 pts (W17) · Tyrone Tracy 19.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Najee Harris carries the higher trade value — 27 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Najee Harris gets the most.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.