Blake Grupe · Riley Patterson · 2026 week 2

Blake Grupe or Riley Patterson?

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

Start Blake Grupe — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Blake Grupe (DET allow the 24th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 2Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Blake Grupe START @ DET 5.9 24th healthy
Riley Patterson @ SF 5.1 32nd · tough 7 healthy

Ks vs DET recently: Daniel Carlson 5 pts (W1).

Ks vs SF recently: Harrison Mevis 1 pts (W1).

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.