Malik Davis · Ray Davis · 2026 week 1

Malik Davis or Ray Davis?

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

Start Malik Davis — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Malik Davis (NYG allow the 5th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Malik Davis START	@ NYG	4.6	5th · soft	8.1	44	healthy
Ray Davis	@ HOU	3.9	24th	11.1	–	healthy

RBs vs NYG recently: Aaron Jones 9.3 pts (W16) · Ashton Jeanty 7.3 pts (W17) · Jaydon Blue 12.4 pts (W18).

RBs vs HOU recently: Ashton Jeanty 30.8 pts (W16) · Omarion Hampton 12 pts (W17) · Jonathan Taylor 3.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Malik Davis carries the higher trade value — 44 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Malik Davis gets the most.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.