Drew Stevens · Tyler Bass · 2026 week 9

Drew Stevens or Tyler Bass?

Wondering who you should start this week — Drew Stevens or Tyler Bass? 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 0.1 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 Stevens START	vs LAR	8.4	5th · soft	9.7	–	healthy
Tyler Bass	@ MIN	8.3	27th · tough	15	–	healthy

Ks vs LAR recently: Chad Ryland 19 pts (W6) · Matt Gay 8 pts (W7) · Cameron Dicker 11 pts (W8).

Ks vs MIN recently: Riley Patterson 4 pts (W4) · Spencer Shrader 3 pts (W7) · Jake Bates 6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Drew Stevens has the higher floor (3.6) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Tyler Bass has the higher ceiling (13.8) — 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.
Tyler Bass faces MIN, 27th 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.