Chase McLaughlin · Tyler Loop · 2026 week 3

Chase McLaughlin or Tyler Loop?

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

Start Tyler Loop — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Tyler Loop (DAL allow the 23rd-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Chase McLaughlin vs MIN 7.7 14th 13.5 – healthy
Tyler Loop START @ DAL 8.7 23rd 9.5 – healthy

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

Ks vs DAL recently: Dominic Zvada 4 pts (W1) · Drew Stevens 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.