Cameron Dicker · Nick Folk · 2026 week 8

Cameron Dicker or Nick Folk?

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

Start Nick Folk — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Nick Folk (TB allow the 1st-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
Nick Folk START	@ TB	7.5	1st · soft	7.7	–	healthy

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

Ks vs TB recently: Trey Smack 7 pts (W4) · Brandon Aubrey 5 pts (W5) · Chris Boswell 17 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Nick Folk has the higher floor (3.4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Cameron Dicker has the higher ceiling (13.2) — the play if you need points.
Nick Folk is steady — about 12% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Cameron Dicker faces LAR, 8th most generous to Ks.
Nick Folk faces TB, 1st 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.