Eddy Pineiro · Matt Gay · 2026 week 5

Eddy Pineiro or Matt Gay?

Wondering who you should start this week — Eddy Pineiro 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 0.3 points. The matchup leans Matt Gay (NE allow the 29th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Eddy Pineiro	@ SEA	7.5	21st	5.3	–	healthy
Matt Gay START	@ NE	7.8	29th · tough	12	–	healthy

Ks vs SEA recently: Chad Ryland 1 pts (W2) · Drew Stevens 10 pts (W3) · Cameron Dicker 12 pts (W4).

Ks vs NE recently: Chris Boswell 4 pts (W2) · Cam Little 4 pts (W3) · Tyler Bass 8 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Matt Gay has the higher ceiling (13.9) — the play if you need points.
Eddy Pineiro faces SEA, 21st most generous to Ks.
Matt Gay faces NE, 29th 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

Eddy Pineiro or Chris Boswell?Eddy Pineiro or Chase McLaughlin?Eddy Pineiro or Evan McPherson?Matt Gay or Evan McPherson?Matt Gay or Jake Bates?

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.