Daniel Carlson · Riley Patterson · 2026 week 1

Daniel Carlson or Riley Patterson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Daniel Carlson or Riley Patterson? 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 1 points. The matchup leans Daniel Carlson (DET allow the 11th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Daniel Carlson START	@ DET	6.3	11th	8	–	healthy
Riley Patterson	@ LV	5.3	10th	5.7	–	healthy

Ks vs DET recently: Harrison Mevis 12 pts (W15) · Chris Boswell 10 pts (W16) · Will Reichard 16 pts (W17).

Ks vs LV recently: Ka'imi Fairbairn 16 pts (W16) · Ben Sauls 10 pts (W17) · Harrison Butker 15 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.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.