Chad Ryland · Dominic Zvada · 2026 week 9

Chad Ryland or Dominic Zvada?

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

Start Dominic Zvada — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Dominic Zvada (PHI allow the 10th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chad Ryland	@ SEA	6.6	26th · tough	13	–	healthy
Dominic Zvada START	@ PHI	7.7	10th	6.3	–	healthy

Ks vs SEA recently: Wil Lutz 7 pts (W6) · Harrison Butker 3 pts (W7) · Cairo Santos 11 pts (W8).

Ks vs PHI recently: Ryan Fitzgerald 9 pts (W6) · Brandon Aubrey 14 pts (W7) · Drew Stevens 15 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Dominic Zvada projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Chad Ryland faces SEA, 26th most generous to Ks.
Dominic Zvada faces PHI, 10th 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

More K decisions

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.