Evan McPherson · Matt Gay · 2026 week 4

Evan McPherson or Matt Gay?

Wondering who you should start this week — Evan McPherson or Matt Gay? 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 0.5 points. The matchup leans Evan McPherson (JAX allow the 24th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Evan McPherson START	vs JAX	8.6	24th	14	–	healthy
Matt Gay	vs KC	8.1	19th	10	–	healthy

Ks vs JAX recently: Andre Szmyt 4 pts (W1) · Wil Lutz 9 pts (W2) · Andy Borregales 6 pts (W3).

Ks vs KC recently: Wil Lutz 4 pts (W1) · Spencer Shrader 14 pts (W2) · Riley Patterson 4 pts (W3).

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

Evan McPherson or Tyler Loop?Evan McPherson or Daniel Carlson?Evan McPherson or Chase McLaughlin?Matt Gay or Chase McLaughlin?Matt Gay or Jake Bates?

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.