Daniel Carlson · Jake Bates · 2026 week 3

Daniel Carlson or Jake Bates?

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

Start Jake Bates — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jake Bates (NYJ allow the 21st-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Daniel Carlson vs LV 8.5 29th · tough 9 healthy
Jake Bates START vs NYJ 8.7 21st 7 healthy

Ks vs LV recently: Riley Patterson 7 pts (W1) · Cameron Dicker 1 pts (W2).

Ks vs NYJ recently: Joey Slye 5 pts (W1) · Trey Smack 8 pts (W2).

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.