Justice Hill · Samaje Perine · 2026 week 9

Justice Hill or Samaje Perine?

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

Start Samaje Perine — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Samaje Perine (ATL allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Justice Hill	vs JAX	6.0	32nd · tough	5.9	–	healthy
Samaje Perine START	@ ATL	6.5	7th · soft	8.8	31	healthy

RBs vs JAX recently: Will Shipley 7.3 pts (W5) · Jawhar Jordan 11 pts (W6) · DJ Giddens 4.3 pts (W8).

RBs vs ATL recently: D'Andre Swift 19 pts (W6) · Christian McCaffrey 16 pts (W7) · Bucky Irving 21 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Samaje Perine has the higher floor (1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Justice Hill is boom-or-bust — about 13% more volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — wider range in both directions.
Justice Hill faces JAX, 32nd most generous to RBs.
Samaje Perine faces ATL, 7th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Samaje Perine carries the higher trade value — 31 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Samaje Perine gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.