Charlie Smyth · Chris Boswell · 2026 week 9

Charlie Smyth or Chris Boswell?

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

Start Chris Boswell — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Chris Boswell (CIN allow the 12th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Charlie Smyth	vs CLE	7.3	14th	–	–	healthy
Chris Boswell START	@ CIN	8.0	12th	12	–	healthy

Ks vs CLE recently: Tyler Loop 3 pts (W6) · Joey Slye 6 pts (W7) · Chris Boswell 8 pts (W8).

Ks vs CIN recently: Riley Patterson 3 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 7 pts (W7) · Joey Slye 9 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Charlie Smyth faces CLE, 14th most generous to Ks.
Chris Boswell 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.