Evan McPherson · Trey Smack · 2026 week 4

Evan McPherson or Trey Smack?

Wondering who you should start this week — Evan McPherson or Trey Smack? 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 0.3 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
Trey Smack	@ TB	8.3	1st · soft	7	–	healthy

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

Ks vs TB recently: Evan McPherson 19 pts (W1) · Andre Szmyt 13 pts (W2) · Will Reichard 16 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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.