Dominic Zvada · Joey Slye · 2026 week 9

Dominic Zvada or Joey Slye?

Wondering who you should start this week — Dominic Zvada or Joey Slye? 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 0.4 points. The matchup leans Dominic Zvada (PHI allow the 10th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dominic Zvada START	@ PHI	7.7	10th	6.3	–	healthy
Joey Slye	vs JAX	7.3	30th · tough	11	–	healthy

Ks vs PHI recently: Ryan Fitzgerald 9 pts (W6) · Brandon Aubrey 14 pts (W7) · Drew Stevens 15 pts (W8).

Ks vs JAX recently: Jake Elliott 6 pts (W5) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 11 pts (W6) · Spencer Shrader 1 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dominic Zvada faces PHI, 10th most generous to Ks.
Joey Slye faces JAX, 30th 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.