Andre Szmyt · Chad Ryland · 2026 week 9

Andre Szmyt or Chad Ryland?

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

Start Andre Szmyt — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Andre Szmyt (NO allow the 7th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Andre Szmyt START	@ NO	7.9	7th · soft	7.3	–	healthy
Chad Ryland	@ SEA	6.6	26th · tough	13	–	healthy

Ks vs NO recently: Will Reichard 16 pts (W5) · Dominic Zvada 8 pts (W6) · Chris Boswell 11 pts (W7).

Ks vs SEA recently: Wil Lutz 7 pts (W6) · Harrison Butker 3 pts (W7) · Cairo Santos 11 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Andre Szmyt projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Andre Szmyt faces NO, 7th most generous to Ks.
Chad Ryland faces SEA, 26th most generous to Ks.

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.