Chase McLaughlin · Nick Folk · 2026 week 2

Chase McLaughlin or Nick Folk?

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

Start Nick Folk — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Nick Folk (CAR allow the 6th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chase McLaughlin	vs CLE	6.5	8th · soft	11	–	healthy
Nick Folk START	vs CAR	6.7	6th · soft	8	–	healthy

Ks vs CLE recently: Cam Little 12 pts (W1).

Ks vs CAR recently: Cairo Santos 12 pts (W1).

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.