Andre Szmyt · Riley Patterson · 2026 week 3

Andre Szmyt or Riley Patterson?

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

Start Riley Patterson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Riley Patterson (KC allow the 11th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Andre Szmyt vs CAR 6.4 17th 8.5 healthy
Riley Patterson START vs KC 6.5 11th 6.5 healthy

Ks vs CAR recently: Cairo Santos 12 pts (W1) · Nick Folk 3 pts (W2).

Ks vs KC recently: Wil Lutz 4 pts (W1) · Spencer Shrader 14 pts (W2).

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.