Dominic Zvada · Matt Gay · 2026 week 9

Dominic Zvada or Matt Gay?

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

Start Matt Gay — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Matt Gay (SF allow the 6th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dominic Zvada	@ PHI	7.7	10th	6.3	–	healthy
Matt Gay START	@ SF	8.2	6th · soft	10	–	healthy

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

Ks vs SF recently: Jason Myers 23 pts (W5) · Drew Stevens 7 pts (W6) · Nick Folk 10 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Matt Gay has the higher floor (3) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Matt Gay has the higher ceiling (14) — the play if you need points.
Dominic Zvada faces PHI, 10th most generous to Ks.
Matt Gay faces SF, 6th 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

More K decisions

Dominic Zvada or Tyler Bass?Dominic Zvada or Drew Stevens?Matt Gay or Harrison Butker?Matt Gay or Ryan Fitzgerald?Matt Gay or Jason Myers?

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.