Seth McGowan · Tyler Goodson · 2026 week 6

Seth McGowan or Tyler Goodson?

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

Start Seth McGowan — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Seth McGowan (TEN allow the 18th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Seth McGowan START	vs TEN	3.9	18th	3	–	healthy
Tyler Goodson	@ GB	3.0	2nd · soft	2	–	healthy

RBs vs TEN recently: Cam Skattebo 10 pts (W3) · Derrick Henry 13.9 pts (W4) · Woody Marks 8.5 pts (W5).

RBs vs GB recently: Bijan Robinson 33.3 pts (W3) · Kenny Gainwell 8.7 pts (W4) · D'Andre Swift 13.3 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Seth McGowan has the higher floor (0.4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Seth McGowan has the higher ceiling (9) — the play if you need points.
Seth McGowan faces TEN, 18th most generous to RBs.
Tyler Goodson faces GB, 2nd most generous to RBs.

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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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.