Brandon McManus · Joey Slye · 2026 week 8

Brandon McManus or Joey Slye?

Wondering who you should start this week — Brandon McManus or Joey Slye? 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 0.8 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
Joey Slye	@ CIN	6.7	12th	9	–	healthy

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

Ks vs CIN recently: Cam Little 14 pts (W4) · Riley Patterson 3 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brandon McManus has the higher floor (3.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Joey Slye is boom-or-bust — about 21% more volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — wider range in both directions.
Brandon McManus faces LAC, 11th most generous to Ks.
Joey Slye faces CIN, 12th 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.