Jonathon Brooks · Najee Harris · 2026 week 5

Jonathon Brooks or Najee Harris?

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

Start Najee Harris — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Najee Harris (WAS allow the 26th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonathon Brooks	vs DEN	5.9	7th · soft	4.7	–	IR
Najee Harris START	@ WAS	6.8	26th · tough	2.9	–	healthy

RBs vs DEN recently: Bhayshul Tuten 12.2 pts (W2) · Kyren Williams 15.8 pts (W3) · Christian McCaffrey 13 pts (W4).

RBs vs WAS recently: Javonte Williams 5 pts (W2) · George Holani 5.8 pts (W3) · Jonathan Taylor 21.7 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonathon Brooks faces DEN, 7th most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.
Najee Harris faces WAS, 26th most generous to RBs.

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.