Blake Grupe · Jake Elliott · 2026 week 1

Blake Grupe or Jake Elliott?

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

Start Jake Elliott — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jake Elliott (WAS allow the 17th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Blake Grupe	@ TEN	5.8	8th · soft	10	–	healthy
Jake Elliott START	vs WAS	6.0	17th	4.7	–	healthy

Ks vs TEN recently: Harrison Butker 11 pts (W16) · Charlie Smyth 13 pts (W17) · Cam Little 15 pts (W18).

Ks vs WAS recently: Jake Elliott 1 pts (W16) · Brandon Aubrey 16 pts (W17) · Jake Elliott 5 pts (W18).

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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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.