Jonathon Brooks · Kyle Monangai · 2026 week 9

Jonathon Brooks or Kyle Monangai?

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

Start Kyle Monangai — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Kyle Monangai (TB allow the 31st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonathon Brooks	@ NO	6.4	1st · soft	4.7	–	IR
Kyle Monangai START	vs TB	7.0	31st · tough	13	973	Questionable

RBs vs NO recently: Aaron Jones Sr. 15.7 pts (W5) · Tyrone Tracy Jr. 16.5 pts (W6) · Jaylen Warren 13.7 pts (W7).

RBs vs TB recently: Jaylen Warren 7.8 pts (W6) · Anthony Tyus III 8.3 pts (W7) · Bijan Robinson 7.6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonathon Brooks faces NO, 1st most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.
Kyle Monangai faces TB, 31st most generous to RBs.
Kyle Monangai is flagged WATCH.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kyle Monangai carries the higher trade value — 973 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kyle Monangai gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.