Sione Vaki · Tyler Badie · 2026 week 5

Sione Vaki or Tyler Badie?

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

Start Sione Vaki — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 point. The matchup leans Sione Vaki (ARI allow the 25th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Sione Vaki START	@ ARI	4.3	25th · tough	3.5	–	healthy
Tyler Badie	@ LAC	3.3	11th	5.1	–	healthy

RBs vs ARI recently: Emanuel Wilson 9.2 pts (W2) · Christian McCaffrey 17.6 pts (W3) · Cam Skattebo 6.6 pts (W4).

RBs vs LAC recently: Ashton Jeanty 6.3 pts (W2) · James Cook 19.4 pts (W3) · Emanuel Wilson 24 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Sione Vaki projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Sione Vaki faces ARI, 25th most generous to RBs.
Tyler Badie faces LAC, 11th 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.