Wondering who you should start this week — Chris Boswell 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 0.5 points. The matchup leans Jake Bates (ARI allow the 20th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 5
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Chris Boswell
vs IND
7.9
7th · soft
6.7
–
healthy
Jake BatesSTART
@ ARI
8.4
20th
10.7
–
healthy
Ks vs IND recently: Harrison Butker 16 pts (W2) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 5 pts (W3) · Drew Stevens 7 pts (W4).
Ks vs ARI recently: Jason Myers 7 pts (W2) · Eddy Pineiro 6 pts (W3) · Dominic Zvada 14 pts (W4).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jake Bates has the higher floor (3.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Chris Boswell has the higher ceiling (14) — the play if you need points.
Jake Bates is steady — about 11% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Chris Boswell faces IND, 7th most generous to Ks.
Jake Bates faces ARI, 20th 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.