Keaton Mitchell · Tyjae Spears · 2026 week 1

Keaton Mitchell or Tyjae Spears?

Start Tyjae Spears — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Tyjae Spears (NYJ allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Keaton Mitchell	vs ARI	6.1	3rd · soft	2.4	155	healthy
Tyjae Spears START	vs NYJ	7.3	1st · soft	10.8	161	healthy

RBs vs ARI recently: Bijan Robinson 22.8 pts (W16) · Chase Brown 26.1 pts (W17) · Kyren Williams 8.1 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?

Tyjae Spears carries the higher trade value — 161 against 155 (a 4% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tyjae Spears gets the most. Momentum: Keaton Mitchell +3 and Tyjae Spears -18 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.