Wondering who you should start this week — Andy Borregales 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 (CIN allow the 5th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 5
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Andy Borregales
vs LV
6.9
32nd · tough
5.7
–
healthy
Riley PattersonSTART
vs CIN
7.0
5th · soft
4.7
–
healthy
Ks vs LV recently: Cameron Dicker 1 pts (W2) · Daniel Carlson 2 pts (W3) · Harrison Butker 6 pts (W4).
Ks vs CIN recently: Ka'imi Fairbairn 6 pts (W2) · Chris Boswell 13 pts (W3) · Cam Little 14 pts (W4).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Riley Patterson has the higher floor (3.2) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Andy Borregales has the higher ceiling (11.8) — the play if you need points.
Riley Patterson is steady — about 13% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Andy Borregales faces LV, 32nd most generous to Ks.
Riley Patterson faces CIN, 5th 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.