Kaytron Allen · Ray Davis · 2026 week 9

Kaytron Allen or Ray Davis?

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

Start Kaytron Allen — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Kaytron Allen (DET allow the 29th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kaytron Allen START	vs DET	1.2	29th · tough	1.4	–	Questionable
Ray Davis	@ MIN	0.9	22nd	3.1	–	healthy

RBs vs DET recently: Jeremiyah Love 2.2 pts (W5) · Josh Jacobs 15.1 pts (W7) · Aaron Jones Sr. 4 pts (W8).

RBs vs MIN recently: Kendre Miller 9 pts (W5) · Jonathan Taylor 17 pts (W7) · Jahmyr Gibbs 22.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Kaytron Allen faces DET, 29th most generous to RBs.
Kaytron Allen is flagged WATCH.
Ray Davis faces MIN, 22nd 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.