Chris Boswell · Ryan Fitzgerald · 2026 week 1

Chris Boswell or Ryan Fitzgerald?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chris Boswell or Ryan Fitzgerald? 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 points. The matchup leans Chris Boswell (ATL allow the 12th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Chris Boswell START vs ATL 6.0 12th 8.3 healthy
Ryan Fitzgerald vs CHI 6.0 27th · tough 6 healthy

Ks vs ATL recently: Chad Ryland 15 pts (W16) · Harrison Mevis 6 pts (W17) · Charlie Smyth 4 pts (W18).

Ks vs CHI recently: Brandon McManus 10 pts (W16) · Eddy Pineiro 6 pts (W17) · Jake Bates 13 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.