Kaelon Black · LeQuint Allen · 2026 week 1

Kaelon Black or LeQuint Allen?

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

Start LeQuint Allen — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans LeQuint Allen (CLE allow the 11th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kaelon Black	@ LAR	1.9	25th · tough	–	252	healthy
LeQuint Allen START	vs CLE	2.8	11th	1.3	–	Questionable

RBs vs LAR recently: Kenneth Walker 22.4 pts (W16) · Bijan Robinson 34.9 pts (W17) · Emari Demercado 5.7 pts (W18).

RBs vs CLE recently: James Cook 25.4 pts (W16) · Jaylen Warren 6.4 pts (W17) · Chase Brown 15 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kaelon Black carries the higher trade value — 252 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kaelon Black gets the most.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.