Kimani Vidal · Tahj Brooks · 2026 week 1

Kimani Vidal or Tahj Brooks?

Start Tahj Brooks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Tahj Brooks (TB allow the 16th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kimani Vidal	vs ARI	2.3	3rd · soft	3	23	healthy
Tahj Brooks START	vs TB	2.4	16th	1.4	–	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 TB recently: Rico Dowdle 4.3 pts (W16) · De'Von Achane 11.2 pts (W17) · Chuba Hubbard 1.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kimani Vidal carries the higher trade value — 23 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kimani Vidal gets the most.

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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.