James Conner · Ray Davis · 2026 week 8

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 James Conner — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans James Conner (SEA allow the 23rd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
James Conner START	@ SEA	1.3	23rd	–	–	IR
Ray Davis	vs BAL	0.9	27th · tough	2.6	–	Questionable

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

RBs vs BAL recently: Bijan Robinson 11.8 pts (W5) · Audric Estime 7.9 pts (W6) · Samaje Perine 7.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
James Conner faces SEA, 23rd most generous to RBs.
James Conner is flagged OUT.
Ray Davis faces BAL, 27th most generous to RBs.
Ray Davis is flagged WATCH.

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.