Mike Washington · Ray Davis · 2026 week 1

Mike Washington or Ray Davis?

Start Ray Davis — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Ray Davis (HOU allow the 24th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Mike Washington	vs MIA	3.5	8th · soft	–	17	healthy
Ray Davis START	@ HOU	3.9	24th · tough	11.1	27	healthy

RBs vs MIA recently: Chase Brown 28.9 pts (W16) · Bucky Irving 3.3 pts (W17) · Rhamondre Stevenson 33.3 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?

Ray Davis carries the higher trade value — 27 against 17 (a 37% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Ray Davis gets the most. Momentum: Mike Washington -5 and Ray Davis +27 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.