Evan McPherson · Tyler Bass · 2026 week 9

Evan McPherson or Tyler Bass?

Wondering who you should start this week — Evan McPherson or Tyler Bass? 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 1 point. The matchup leans Evan McPherson (ATL allow the 23rd-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Evan McPherson START	@ ATL	9.3	23rd	5.7	–	healthy
Tyler Bass	@ MIN	8.3	27th · tough	15	–	healthy

Ks vs ATL recently: Cairo Santos 8 pts (W6) · Eddy Pineiro 1 pts (W7) · Chase McLaughlin 12 pts (W8).

Ks vs MIN recently: Riley Patterson 4 pts (W4) · Spencer Shrader 3 pts (W7) · Jake Bates 6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Evan McPherson projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Evan McPherson faces ATL, 23rd most generous to Ks.
Tyler Bass faces MIN, 27th 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

More K decisions

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.