Chris Boswell · Harrison Butker · 2026 week 9

Chris Boswell or Harrison Butker?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chris Boswell or Harrison Butker? 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 0.3 points. The matchup leans Chris Boswell (CIN allow the 12th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chris Boswell START	@ CIN	8.2	12th	12	–	healthy
Harrison Butker	vs NYJ	7.9	24th	6.7	–	healthy

Ks vs CIN recently: Riley Patterson 3 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 7 pts (W7) · Joey Slye 9 pts (W8).

Ks vs NYJ recently: Andy Borregales 7 pts (W6) · Zane Gonzalez 4 pts (W7) · Matt Gay 10 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Chris Boswell faces CIN, 12th most generous to Ks.
Harrison Butker faces NYJ, 24th 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.