Evan McPherson · Tyler Bass · 2026 week 3

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 Tyler Bass — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Tyler Bass (LAC allow the 5th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 3	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Evan McPherson	@ PIT	7.5	16th	15.5	–	healthy
Tyler Bass START	vs LAC	8.8	5th · soft	8.5	–	healthy

Ks vs PIT recently: Nick Folk 8 pts (W1) · Andy Borregales 8 pts (W2).

Ks vs LAC recently: Chad Ryland 15 pts (W1) · Matt Gay 8 pts (W2).

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.