Jacory Croskey-Merritt · Kimani Vidal · 2026 week 9

Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Kimani Vidal?

Wondering who you should start this week — Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Kimani Vidal? 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 0.6 points. The matchup leans Jacory Croskey-Merritt (CIN allow the 21st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jacory Croskey-Merritt START	vs CIN	8.1	21st	8.8	103	IR
Kimani Vidal	vs HOU	7.5	14th	8.2	32	healthy

RBs vs CIN recently: Ollie Gordon II 14.8 pts (W5) · Derrick Henry 4.9 pts (W7) · Tony Pollard 25.7 pts (W8).

RBs vs HOU recently: Tony Pollard 5.2 pts (W5) · Bhayshul Tuten 20.7 pts (W6) · Cam Skattebo 18.1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt faces CIN, 21st most generous to RBs.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt is flagged OUT.
Kimani Vidal faces HOU, 14th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jacory Croskey-Merritt carries the higher trade value — 103 against 32 (a 69% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jacory Croskey-Merritt gets the most. Momentum: Jacory Croskey-Merritt -504 and Kimani Vidal +32 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.