Evan McPherson · Jake Bates · 2026 week 1

Evan McPherson or Jake Bates?

Start Jake Bates — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jake Bates (NO allow the 4th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Evan McPherson vs TB 7.8 23rd · tough 5.3 – healthy
Jake Bates START vs NO 8.0 4th · soft 8 – healthy

Ks vs TB recently: Ryan Fitzgerald 13 pts (W16) · Riley Patterson 8 pts (W17) · Ryan Fitzgerald 1 pts (W18).

Ks vs NO recently: Nick Folk 6 pts (W16) · Joey Slye 18 pts (W17) · Zane Gonzalez 16 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.