Chris Boswell · Tyler Loop · 2026 week 9

Chris Boswell or Tyler Loop?

Wondering who you should start this week — Chris Boswell or Tyler Loop? 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 (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
Tyler Loop	vs TB	8.2	3rd · soft	4.3	–	IR

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

Ks vs TB recently: Brandon Aubrey 5 pts (W5) · Chris Boswell 17 pts (W6) · Nick Folk -1 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

They carry identical projections — projection alone cannot separate them.
Chris Boswell faces CIN, 12th most generous to Ks.
Tyler Loop faces TB, 3rd most generous to Ks.
Tyler Loop is flagged OUT.

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.