Charlie Smyth · Joey Slye · 2026 week 1

Charlie Smyth or Joey Slye?

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

Start Charlie Smyth — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Charlie Smyth (BAL allow the 5th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Charlie Smyth START	@ BAL	6.7	5th · soft	12	–	healthy
Joey Slye	vs NYJ	6.0	3rd · soft	9.7	–	healthy

Ks vs BAL recently: Andy Borregales 10 pts (W16) · Brandon McManus 6 pts (W17) · Chris Boswell 8 pts (W18).

Ks vs NYJ recently: Charlie Smyth 19 pts (W16) · Andy Borregales 5 pts (W17) · Matt Prater 3 pts (W18).

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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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.