Kimani Vidal · Najee Harris · 2026 week 6

Kimani Vidal or Najee Harris?

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

Start Najee Harris — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Najee Harris (NO allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kimani Vidal	@ KC	6.8	21st	9.1	49	healthy
Najee Harris START	vs NO	7.2	1st · soft	3.5	6	healthy

RBs vs KC recently: Jonathan Taylor 25.2 pts (W2) · Ollie Gordon 11.5 pts (W3) · Ashton Jeanty 12.6 pts (W4).

RBs vs NO recently: Mike Washington 11.4 pts (W3) · Bijan Robinson 26.7 pts (W4) · Aaron Jones 15.7 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Najee Harris has the higher floor (1.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Najee Harris has the higher ceiling (14.6) — the play if you need points.
Najee Harris is steady — about 12% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Kimani Vidal faces KC, 21st most generous to RBs.
Najee Harris faces NO, 1st most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kimani Vidal carries the higher trade value — 49 against 6 (a 88% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kimani Vidal gets the most. Momentum: Kimani Vidal +49 and Najee Harris +6 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.