Mike Washington · Samaje Perine · 2026 week 1

Mike Washington or Samaje Perine?

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

Start Samaje Perine — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Samaje Perine (TB allow the 16th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Mike Washington	vs MIA	4.7	6th · soft	–	595	healthy
Samaje Perine START	vs TB	5.5	16th	9.5	–	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 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?

Mike Washington carries the higher trade value — 595 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Washington 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.