Chris Boswell · Joey Slye · 2026 week 8

Chris Boswell or Joey Slye?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chris Boswell or Joey Slye? 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 1.4 points. The matchup leans Chris Boswell (CLE allow the 14th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Chris Boswell START	vs CLE	8.1	14th	13.7	–	healthy
Joey Slye	@ CIN	6.7	12th	9	–	healthy

Ks vs CLE recently: Jason Sanders 7 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 3 pts (W6) · Joey Slye 6 pts (W7).

Ks vs CIN recently: Cam Little 14 pts (W4) · Riley Patterson 3 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Chris Boswell projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Chris Boswell faces CLE, 14th most generous to Ks.
Joey Slye faces CIN, 12th 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

More K decisions

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.