Andre Szmyt · Chad Ryland · 2026 week 1

Andre Szmyt or Chad Ryland?

Start Chad Ryland — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Chad Ryland (LAC allow the 18th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Andre Szmyt @ JAX 5.3 30th · tough 9 – healthy
Chad Ryland START @ LAC 6.0 18th 9.3 – healthy

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

Ks vs LAC recently: Brandon Aubrey 5 pts (W16) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 10 pts (W17) · Wil Lutz 14 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.

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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.