Andre Szmyt · Blake Grupe · 2026 week 1

Andre Szmyt or Blake Grupe?

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

Start Blake Grupe — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Blake Grupe (TEN allow the 8th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Andre Szmyt	@ JAX	4.8	30th · tough	9	–	healthy
Blake Grupe START	@ TEN	5.8	8th · soft	10	–	healthy

Ks vs JAX recently: Nick Folk 11 pts (W15) · Wil Lutz 9 pts (W16) · Blake Grupe 5 pts (W17).

Ks vs TEN recently: Harrison Butker 11 pts (W16) · Charlie Smyth 13 pts (W17) · Cam Little 15 pts (W18).

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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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.