Rachaad White · Tony Pollard · 2026 week 9

Rachaad White or Tony Pollard?

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

Start Tony Pollard — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Tony Pollard (JAX allow the 32nd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Rachaad White	vs LAR	11.2	28th · tough	10.9	866	healthy
Tony Pollard START	vs JAX	11.6	32nd · tough	24.3	2,097	healthy

RBs vs LAR recently: Zonovan Knight 9.8 pts (W6) · Ashton Jeanty 13.6 pts (W7) · Kimani Vidal 3 pts (W8).

RBs vs JAX recently: Will Shipley 7.3 pts (W5) · Jawhar Jordan 11 pts (W6) · DJ Giddens 4.3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Rachaad White faces LAR, 28th most generous to RBs.
Tony Pollard faces JAX, 32nd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tony Pollard carries the higher trade value — 2,097 against 866 (a 59% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tony Pollard gets the most. Momentum: Rachaad White +569 and Tony Pollard +965 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.