Jonathon Brooks · Tony Pollard · 2026 week 1

Jonathon Brooks or Tony Pollard?

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

Start Tony Pollard — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Tony Pollard (NYJ allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Jonathon Brooks vs CHI 9.6 19th – 1,054 Questionable
Tony Pollard START vs NYJ 10.0 1st · soft 10.4 1,534 healthy

RBs vs CHI recently: Emanuel Wilson 8.2 pts (W16) · Christian McCaffrey 24.1 pts (W17) · Jahmyr Gibbs 17.3 pts (W18).

RBs vs NYJ recently: Audric Estime 3.6 pts (W16) · Rhamondre Stevenson 22.2 pts (W17) · Ray Davis 23.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tony Pollard carries the higher trade value — 1,534 against 1,054 (a 31% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tony Pollard gets the most. Momentum: Jonathon Brooks +75 and Tony Pollard +294 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.