Jacory Croskey-Merritt · Kenny Gainwell · 2026 week 1

Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Kenny Gainwell?

Wondering who you should start this week — Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Kenny Gainwell? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Jacory Croskey-Merritt (PHI allow the 10th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jacory Croskey-Merritt START	@ PHI	10.8	10th	11.3	1,019	Questionable
Kenny Gainwell	@ CIN	9.5	2nd · soft	17.3	1,082	healthy

RBs vs PHI recently: Chris Rodriguez 12.9 pts (W16) · James Cook 7.7 pts (W17) · Chris Rodriguez 14.3 pts (W18).

RBs vs CIN recently: De'Von Achane 15 pts (W16) · Michael Carter 4.3 pts (W17) · Dylan Sampson 4.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kenny Gainwell carries the higher trade value — 1,082 against 1,019 (a 6% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kenny Gainwell gets the most. Momentum: Jacory Croskey-Merritt +83 and Kenny Gainwell +205 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.