Mike Washington · Zach Charbonnet · 2026 week 1

Mike Washington or Zach Charbonnet?

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

Start Mike Washington — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Mike Washington (MIA allow the 6th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Mike Washington START	vs MIA	4.7	6th · soft	–	595	healthy
Zach Charbonnet	@ ARI	3.4	3rd · soft	20.8	371	PUP

RBs vs MIA recently: Chase Brown 28.9 pts (W16) · Bucky Irving 3.3 pts (W17) · Rhamondre Stevenson 33.3 pts (W18).

RBs vs ARI recently: Bijan Robinson 22.8 pts (W16) · Chase Brown 26.1 pts (W17) · Kyren Williams 8.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Mike Washington carries the higher trade value — 595 against 371 (a 38% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Washington gets the most. Momentum: Mike Washington +595 and Zach Charbonnet -193 over the last 30 days.

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.