Jaleel McLaughlin · Ty Johnson · 2026 week 6

Jaleel McLaughlin or Ty Johnson?

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

Start Ty Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Ty Johnson (LV allow the 10th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jaleel McLaughlin	vs BAL	5.0	24th	4.6	11	healthy
Ty Johnson START	@ LV	5.4	10th	7.8	1	Questionable

RBs vs BAL recently: Javonte Williams 16.3 pts (W3) · Tony Pollard 11 pts (W4) · Bijan Robinson 11.8 pts (W5).

RBs vs LV recently: Travis Etienne 7 pts (W3) · Kenneth Walker 29.9 pts (W4) · Rhamondre Stevenson 14.5 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jaleel McLaughlin has the higher floor (1.2) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Ty Johnson has the higher ceiling (11.2) — the play if you need points.
Jaleel McLaughlin is steady — about 13% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Jaleel McLaughlin faces BAL, 24th most generous to RBs.
Ty Johnson faces LV, 10th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jaleel McLaughlin carries the higher trade value — 11 against 1 (a 91% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jaleel McLaughlin gets the most. Momentum: Jaleel McLaughlin +11 and Ty Johnson +1 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.