Kaleb Johnson · Kaytron Allen · 2026 week 1

Kaleb Johnson or Kaytron Allen?

Start Kaytron Allen — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Kaytron Allen (PHI allow the 10th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kaleb Johnson	vs ATL	1.4	17th	0.4	40	healthy
Kaytron Allen START	@ PHI	1.6	10th · soft	–	8	healthy

RBs vs ATL recently: Michael Carter 6.5 pts (W16) · Kyren Williams 13 pts (W17) · Audric Estime 10.6 pts (W18).

RBs vs PHI recently: Chris Rodriguez 12.9 pts (W16) · James Cook 7.7 pts (W17) · Chris Rodriguez 14.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kaleb Johnson carries the higher trade value — 40 against 8 (a 80% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kaleb Johnson gets the most. Momentum: Kaleb Johnson -22 and Kaytron Allen -36 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.