Chase McLaughlin · Chris Boswell · 2026 week 5

Chase McLaughlin or Chris Boswell?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chase McLaughlin 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 0.2 points. The matchup leans Chris Boswell (IND allow the 7th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chase McLaughlin	@ DAL	7.7	9th	10	–	healthy
Chris Boswell START	vs IND	7.9	7th · soft	6.7	–	healthy

Ks vs DAL recently: Drew Stevens 8 pts (W2) · Tyler Loop 12 pts (W3) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 16 pts (W4).

Ks vs IND recently: Harrison Butker 16 pts (W2) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 5 pts (W3) · Drew Stevens 7 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Chris Boswell has the higher floor (2.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Chris Boswell has the higher ceiling (14) — the play if you need points.
Chase McLaughlin is boom-or-bust — about 9% more volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — wider range in both directions.
Chase McLaughlin faces DAL, 9th most generous to Ks.
Chris Boswell faces IND, 7th 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.