Blake Grupe · Charlie Smyth · 2026 week 1

Blake Grupe or Charlie Smyth?

Start Blake Grupe — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Blake Grupe (BAL allow the 5th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Blake Grupe START	vs BAL	6.9	5th · soft	10	–	healthy
Charlie Smyth	@ DET	6.8	11th	12	–	healthy

Ks vs BAL recently: Andy Borregales 10 pts (W16) · Brandon McManus 6 pts (W17) · Chris Boswell 8 pts (W18).

Ks vs DET recently: Harrison Mevis 12 pts (W15) · Chris Boswell 10 pts (W16) · Will Reichard 16 pts (W17).

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.