Chase McLaughlin · Jake Bates · 2026 week 3

Chase McLaughlin or Jake Bates?

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

Start Jake Bates — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Jake Bates (NYJ allow the 21st-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 3	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chase McLaughlin	vs MIN	7.7	14th	13.5	–	healthy
Jake Bates START	vs NYJ	8.7	21st	7	–	healthy

Ks vs MIN recently: Trey Smack 12 pts (W1) · Cairo Santos 4 pts (W2).

Ks vs NYJ recently: Joey Slye 5 pts (W1) · Trey Smack 8 pts (W2).

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.