Chase McLaughlin · Will Reichard · 2026 week 9

Chase McLaughlin or Will Reichard?

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

Start Will Reichard — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Will Reichard (BUF allow the 28th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chase McLaughlin	@ CHI	8.0	32nd · tough	13.7	–	healthy
Will Reichard START	vs BUF	9.2	28th · tough	15.7	–	healthy

Ks vs CHI recently: Nick Folk 1 pts (W6) · Andy Borregales 7 pts (W7) · Jason Myers 1 pts (W8).

Ks vs BUF recently: Harrison Mevis 2 pts (W5) · Matt Gay 12 pts (W6) · Tyler Loop 3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Will Reichard projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Chase McLaughlin faces CHI, 32nd most generous to Ks.
Will Reichard faces BUF, 28th 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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.