Evan McPherson · Jake Bates · 2026 week 2

Evan McPherson or Jake Bates?

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

Start Evan McPherson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Evan McPherson (HOU allow the 5th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Evan McPherson START	@ HOU	6.2	5th · soft	19	–	healthy
Jake Bates	@ BUF	6.1	12th	7	–	healthy

Ks vs HOU recently: Tyler Bass 13 pts (W1).

Ks vs BUF recently: Ka'imi Fairbairn 9 pts (W1).

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.