James Conner · Jordan James · 2026 week 9

James Conner or Jordan James?

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

Start James Conner — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans James Conner (LAR allow the 28th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
James Conner START	vs LAR	1.5	28th · tough	–	–	IR
Jordan James	vs LV	0.7	4th · soft	2.1	–	healthy

RBs vs LAR recently: Zonovan Knight 9.8 pts (W6) · Ashton Jeanty 13.6 pts (W7) · Kimani Vidal 3 pts (W8).

RBs vs LV recently: James Cook III 21.3 pts (W6) · Kyren Williams 16.1 pts (W7) · Braelon Allen 21.3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
James Conner faces LAR, 28th most generous to RBs.
James Conner is flagged OUT.
Jordan James faces LV, 4th 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.