James Conner · Ray Davis · 2026 week 1

James Conner or Ray Davis?

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

Start Ray Davis — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Ray Davis (HOU allow the 24th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
James Conner	vs SEA	3.0	32nd · tough	11.1	–	IR
Ray Davis START	@ HOU	3.9	24th	11.1	–	healthy

RBs vs SEA recently: Blake Corum 12.1 pts (W16) · Rico Dowdle 6.3 pts (W17) · Christian McCaffrey 5.7 pts (W18).

RBs vs HOU recently: Ashton Jeanty 30.8 pts (W16) · Omarion Hampton 12 pts (W17) · Jonathan Taylor 3.9 pts (W18).

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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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.