Dominic Zvada · Jake Elliott · 2026 week 8

Dominic Zvada or Jake Elliott?

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

Start Dominic Zvada — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Dominic Zvada (PHI allow the 17th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dominic Zvada START	@ PHI	7.5	17th	6.3	–	healthy
Jake Elliott	@ WAS	6.6	5th · soft	3.7	–	healthy

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

Ks vs WAS recently: Spencer Shrader 16 pts (W4) · Dominic Zvada 10 pts (W5) · Eddy Pineiro 4 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dominic Zvada faces PHI, 17th most generous to Ks.
Jake Elliott faces WAS, 5th 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.