Khalil Herbert · Sione Vaki · 2026 week 9

Khalil Herbert or Sione Vaki?

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

Start Sione Vaki — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 point. The matchup leans Sione Vaki (MIA allow the 10th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Khalil Herbert	vs CIN	3.6	21st	3.2	–	healthy
Sione Vaki START	@ MIA	4.6	10th	3.2	–	healthy

RBs vs CIN recently: Ollie Gordon II 14.8 pts (W5) · Derrick Henry 4.9 pts (W7) · Tony Pollard 25.7 pts (W8).

RBs vs MIA recently: Samaje Perine 13.8 pts (W5) · Braelon Allen 13.4 pts (W7) · Rhamondre Stevenson 9 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Sione Vaki projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Khalil Herbert faces CIN, 21st most generous to RBs.
Sione Vaki faces MIA, 10th 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.