Tony Pollard · Zach Charbonnet · 2026 week 4

Tony Pollard or Zach Charbonnet?

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

Start Zach Charbonnet — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Zach Charbonnet (SF allow the 13th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Tony Pollard	@ BAL	9.5	17th	8.5	811	healthy
Zach Charbonnet START	vs SF	10.0	13th	–	740	PUP

RBs vs BAL recently: Jonathan Taylor 22.1 pts (W1) · Travis Etienne 5.1 pts (W2) · Javonte Williams 16.3 pts (W3).

RBs vs SF recently: Kyren Williams 12.5 pts (W1) · De'Von Achane 9.3 pts (W2) · Jeremiyah Love 16.9 pts (W3).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Tony Pollard faces BAL, 17th most generous to RBs.
Zach Charbonnet faces SF, 13th most generous to RBs.
Zach Charbonnet is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Tony Pollard carries the higher trade value — 811 against 740 (a 9% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Tony Pollard gets the most. Momentum: Tony Pollard -394 and Zach Charbonnet +382 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.