Jonathon Brooks · Raheim Sanders · 2026 week 5

Jonathon Brooks or Raheim Sanders?

Wondering who you should start this week — Jonathon Brooks or Raheim Sanders? 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 0.3 points. The matchup leans Jonathon Brooks (DEN allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonathon Brooks START	vs DEN	5.9	7th · soft	4.7	–	IR
Raheim Sanders	@ NYJ	5.6	4th · soft	4.9	–	healthy

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

RBs vs NYJ recently: MarShawn Lloyd 6.6 pts (W2) · Jahmyr Gibbs 34.4 pts (W3) · Kyle Monangai 27 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonathon Brooks faces DEN, 7th most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.
Raheim Sanders faces NYJ, 4th 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.