Andre Szmyt · Daniel Carlson · 2026 week 8

Andre Szmyt or Daniel Carlson?

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

Start Daniel Carlson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Daniel Carlson (CLE allow the 14th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Andre Szmyt	@ PIT	6.8	3rd · soft	7	–	healthy
Daniel Carlson START	vs CLE	8.2	14th	7	–	healthy

Ks vs PIT recently: Spencer Shrader 21 pts (W5) · Chase McLaughlin 17 pts (W6) · Daniel Carlson 3 pts (W7).

Ks vs CLE recently: Jason Sanders 7 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 3 pts (W6) · Joey Slye 6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Daniel Carlson projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Andre Szmyt faces PIT, 3rd most generous to Ks.
Daniel Carlson faces CLE, 14th 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.