Cameron Dicker · Matt Gay · 2026 week 8

Cameron Dicker or Matt Gay?

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

Start Matt Gay — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Matt Gay (NYJ allow the 25th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cameron Dicker	@ LAR	7.3	8th · soft	8	–	healthy
Matt Gay START	@ NYJ	8.5	25th · tough	8.3	–	healthy

Ks vs LAR recently: Tyler Bass 12 pts (W5) · Chad Ryland 19 pts (W6) · Matt Gay 8 pts (W7).

Ks vs NYJ recently: Andre Szmyt 6 pts (W5) · Andy Borregales 7 pts (W6) · Zane Gonzalez 4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Matt Gay projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Cameron Dicker faces LAR, 8th most generous to Ks.
Matt Gay faces NYJ, 25th 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.