Tyler Badie · Tyler Goodson · 2026 week 5

Tyler Badie or Tyler Goodson?

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

Start Tyler Goodson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Tyler Goodson (TB allow the 28th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Tyler Badie	@ LAC	3.3	11th	5.1	–	healthy
Tyler Goodson START	vs TB	4.2	28th · tough	2	–	healthy

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

RBs vs TB recently: Quinshon Judkins 4.8 pts (W2) · Aaron Jones 9.2 pts (W3) · MarShawn Lloyd 4.9 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Tyler Badie has the higher floor (0.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Tyler Goodson has the higher ceiling (10) — the play if you need points.
Tyler Badie is steady — about 18% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Tyler Badie faces LAC, 11th most generous to RBs.
Tyler Goodson faces TB, 28th 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.