Evan McPherson · Ka'imi Fairbairn · 2026 week 8

Evan McPherson or Ka'imi Fairbairn?

Wondering who you should start this week — Evan McPherson or Ka'imi Fairbairn? 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 0.2 points. The matchup leans Evan McPherson (TEN allow the 4th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Evan McPherson START	vs TEN	9.2	4th · soft	5.7	–	healthy
Ka'imi Fairbairn	@ LAC	9.0	11th	13	–	healthy

Ks vs TEN recently: Ka'imi Fairbairn 17 pts (W5) · Spencer Shrader 9 pts (W6) · Andre Szmyt 8 pts (W7).

Ks vs LAC recently: Jason Myers 5 pts (W4) · Wil Lutz 10 pts (W5) · Harrison Butker 11 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Evan McPherson faces TEN, 4th most generous to Ks.
Ka'imi Fairbairn faces LAC, 11th 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.