Nicholas Singleton · Tahj Brooks · 2026 week 1

Nicholas Singleton or Tahj Brooks?

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

Start Nicholas Singleton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Nicholas Singleton (NYJ allow the 1st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Nicholas Singleton START	vs NYJ	1.5	1st · soft	–	–	healthy
Tahj Brooks	vs TB	1.2	16th	1.4	–	healthy

RBs vs NYJ recently: Audric Estime 3.6 pts (W16) · Rhamondre Stevenson 22.2 pts (W17) · Ray Davis 23.4 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?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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.