Brandon McManus · Jason Sanders · 2026 week 8

Brandon McManus or Jason Sanders?

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

Start Brandon McManus — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Brandon McManus (LAC allow the 11th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brandon McManus START	vs LAC	7.5	11th	5	–	healthy
Jason Sanders	vs LV	7.2	27th · tough	8.7	–	healthy

Ks vs LAC recently: Jason Myers 5 pts (W4) · Wil Lutz 10 pts (W5) · Harrison Butker 11 pts (W6).

Ks vs LV recently: Andy Borregales 9 pts (W5) · Tyler Bass 17 pts (W6) · Brandon McManus 5 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brandon McManus has the higher floor (3.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Jason Sanders has the higher ceiling (13.2) — the play if you need points.
Brandon McManus faces LAC, 11th most generous to Ks.
Jason Sanders faces LV, 27th 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.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.