Jacory Croskey-Merritt · Kyle Monangai · 2026 week 1

Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Kyle Monangai?

Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 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	8.7	10th · soft	11.3	822	healthy
Kyle Monangai	@ CAR	8.5	9th · soft	8.6	799	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 CAR recently: Bucky Irving 7.1 pts (W16) · Zach Charbonnet 24.2 pts (W17) · Bucky Irving 9.8 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jacory Croskey-Merritt carries the higher trade value — 822 against 799 (a 3% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jacory Croskey-Merritt gets the most. Momentum: Jacory Croskey-Merritt +174 and Kyle Monangai -203 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.