Daniel Carlson · Dominic Zvada · 2026 week 8

Daniel Carlson or Dominic Zvada?

Wondering who you should start this week — Daniel Carlson or Dominic Zvada? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Daniel Carlson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Daniel Carlson (CLE allow the 14th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Daniel Carlson START	vs CLE	8.2	14th	7	–	healthy
Dominic Zvada	@ PHI	7.5	17th	6.3	–	healthy

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

Ks vs PHI recently: Cam Little 8 pts (W5) · Ryan Fitzgerald 9 pts (W6) · Brandon Aubrey 14 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Daniel Carlson faces CLE, 14th most generous to Ks.
Dominic Zvada faces PHI, 17th 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.