Charlie Smyth · Ryan Fitzgerald · 2026 week 1

Charlie Smyth or Ryan Fitzgerald?

Start Charlie Smyth — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Charlie Smyth (DET allow the 11th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Charlie Smyth START	@ DET	6.8	11th	12	–	healthy
Ryan Fitzgerald	vs CHI	6.7	27th · tough	6	–	healthy

Ks vs DET recently: Harrison Mevis 12 pts (W15) · Chris Boswell 10 pts (W16) · Will Reichard 16 pts (W17).

Ks vs CHI recently: Brandon McManus 10 pts (W16) · Eddy Pineiro 6 pts (W17) · Jake Bates 13 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.

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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.