Jaleel McLaughlin · Roschon Johnson · 2026 week 8

Jaleel McLaughlin or Roschon Johnson?

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

Start Roschon Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Roschon Johnson (SEA allow the 23rd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jaleel McLaughlin	@ PIT	0.3	25th · tough	6.2	–	healthy
Roschon Johnson START	@ SEA	1.1	23rd	8.3	–	healthy

RBs vs PIT recently: Jonathan Taylor 8.2 pts (W5) · Bucky Irving 4.9 pts (W6) · Alvin Kamara 6.2 pts (W7).

RBs vs SEA recently: Christian McCaffrey 14.3 pts (W5) · RJ Harvey 11.6 pts (W6) · Kenneth Walker III 5.7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jaleel McLaughlin faces PIT, 25th most generous to RBs.
Roschon Johnson faces SEA, 23rd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.