Daniel Carlson · Harrison Butker · 2026 week 8

Daniel Carlson or Harrison Butker?

Wondering who you should start this week — Daniel Carlson or Harrison Butker? 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 0.6 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
Harrison Butker	@ DEN	7.6	16th	6.7	–	healthy

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

Ks vs DEN recently: Cameron Dicker 6 pts (W5) · Jason Myers 7 pts (W6) · Chad Ryland 11 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Daniel Carlson faces CLE, 14th most generous to Ks.
Harrison Butker faces DEN, 16th 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.