Jonah Coleman · Kaleb Johnson · 2026 week 1

Jonah Coleman or Kaleb Johnson?

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

Start Kaleb Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Kaleb Johnson (MIN allow the 21st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonah Coleman	@ KC	2.9	26th · tough	–	263	healthy
Kaleb Johnson START	@ MIN	3.6	21st	0.4	133	healthy

RBs vs KC recently: Tyjae Spears 16.5 pts (W16) · RJ Harvey 13.6 pts (W17) · Ashton Jeanty 9.4 pts (W18).

RBs vs MIN recently: Tyrone Tracy 7.8 pts (W16) · Jahmyr Gibbs 4.4 pts (W17) · Chris Brooks 6.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jonah Coleman carries the higher trade value — 263 against 133 (a 49% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jonah Coleman gets the most. Momentum: Jonah Coleman +80 and Kaleb Johnson +133 over the last 30 days.

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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.