Drew Stevens · Ryan Fitzgerald · 2026 week 8

Drew Stevens or Ryan Fitzgerald?

Wondering who you should start this week — Drew Stevens or Ryan Fitzgerald? 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 1.1 points. The matchup leans Drew Stevens (PHI allow the 17th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Drew Stevens START	vs PHI	8.7	17th	7	–	healthy
Ryan Fitzgerald	@ GB	7.6	30th · tough	10.3	–	healthy

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

Ks vs GB recently: Chase McLaughlin 2 pts (W4) · Brandon Aubrey 1 pts (W6) · Jake Bates 9 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Drew Stevens projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Drew Stevens faces PHI, 17th most generous to Ks.
Ryan Fitzgerald faces GB, 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

More K decisions

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.