Jonathon Brooks · Mike Washington Jr. · 2026 week 8

Jonathon Brooks or Mike Washington Jr.?

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

Start Jonathon Brooks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Jonathon Brooks (NO allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonathon Brooks START	@ NO	6.4	1st · soft	4.7	16	IR
Mike Washington Jr.	@ NYJ	5.7	14th	3.6	113	healthy

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 NYJ recently: Quinshon Judkins 5 pts (W5) · Corey Kiner 5.7 pts (W6) · Ollie Gordon II 16.3 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonathon Brooks faces NO, 1st most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.
Mike Washington Jr. faces NYJ, 14th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Mike Washington Jr. carries the higher trade value — 113 against 16 (a 86% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Washington Jr. gets the most. Momentum: Jonathon Brooks -16 and Mike Washington Jr. -36 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.