RJ Harvey · Tony Pollard · 2026 week 9

RJ Harvey or Tony Pollard?

Wondering who you should start this week — RJ Harvey 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 1.1 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
RJ Harvey	vs MIA	7.8	10th	9.8	310	IR
Tony Pollard START	vs JAX	8.9	32nd · tough	24.3	2,185	healthy

RBs vs MIA recently: Samaje Perine 13.8 pts (W5) · Braelon Allen 13.4 pts (W7) · Rhamondre Stevenson 9 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

Tony Pollard projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
RJ Harvey faces MIA, 10th most generous to RBs.
RJ Harvey is flagged OUT.
Tony Pollard faces JAX, 32nd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tony Pollard carries the higher trade value — 2,185 against 310 (a 86% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tony Pollard gets the most. Momentum: RJ Harvey -1007 and Tony Pollard +905 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.