Andre Szmyt · Dominic Zvada · 2026 week 9

Andre Szmyt or Dominic Zvada?

Wondering who you should start this week — Andre Szmyt or Dominic Zvada? 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 0.2 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
Dominic Zvada	@ PHI	7.7	10th	6.3	–	healthy

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

Ks vs PHI recently: Ryan Fitzgerald 9 pts (W6) · Brandon Aubrey 14 pts (W7) · Drew Stevens 15 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Andre Szmyt has the higher floor (4.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Dominic Zvada has the higher ceiling (13.3) — the play if you need points.
Andre Szmyt is steady — about 21% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Andre Szmyt faces NO, 7th most generous to Ks.
Dominic Zvada faces PHI, 10th 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.