Evan McPherson · Tyler Loop · 2026 week 9

Evan McPherson or Tyler Loop?

Wondering who you should start this week — Evan McPherson or Tyler Loop? 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 0.9 points. 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 Loop	vs LAC	8.4	15th	4.3	–	IR

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

Ks vs LAC recently: Wil Lutz 10 pts (W5) · Harrison Butker 11 pts (W6) · Brandon McManus 6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Evan McPherson faces ATL, 23rd most generous to Ks.
Tyler Loop faces LAC, 15th most generous to Ks.
Tyler Loop is flagged OUT.

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.