Wondering who you should start this week — Drew Stevens or Harrison Butker? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Drew Stevens — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Drew Stevens (LAR allow the 5th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 9
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Drew StevensSTART
vs LAR
8.3
5th · soft
9.7
–
healthy
Harrison Butker
vs NYJ
7.9
24th
6.7
–
healthy
Ks vs LAR recently: Chad Ryland 19 pts (W6) · Matt Gay 8 pts (W7) · Cameron Dicker 11 pts (W8).
Ks vs NYJ recently: Andy Borregales 7 pts (W6) · Zane Gonzalez 4 pts (W7) · Matt Gay 10 pts (W8).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Drew Stevens has the higher floor (3.5) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Drew Stevens has the higher ceiling (13.6) — the play if you need points.
Drew Stevens is steady — about 8% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Drew Stevens faces LAR, 5th most generous to Ks.
Harrison Butker faces NYJ, 24th 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.