Kyle Monangai · Woody Marks · 2026 week 1

Kyle Monangai or Woody Marks?

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

Start Woody Marks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Woody Marks (BUF allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kyle Monangai	@ CAR	7.4	9th	8.6	782	Questionable
Woody Marks START	vs BUF	8.1	7th · soft	8.7	461	healthy

RBs vs CAR recently: Bucky Irving 7.1 pts (W16) · Zach Charbonnet 24.2 pts (W17) · Bucky Irving 9.8 pts (W18).

RBs vs BUF recently: Trayveon Williams 5.5 pts (W16) · Saquon Barkley 6.8 pts (W17) · Andrew Beck 6.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kyle Monangai carries the higher trade value — 782 against 461 (a 41% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kyle Monangai gets the most. Momentum: Kyle Monangai -287 and Woody Marks +90 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.