Jake Bates · Jason Myers · 2026 week 8

Jake Bates or Jason Myers?

Wondering who you should start this week — Jake Bates or Jason Myers? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jason Myers — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jason Myers (CHI allow the 31st-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Bates	vs MIN	8.4	23rd	12.3	–	healthy
Jason Myers START	vs CHI	8.6	31st · tough	12.7	–	healthy

Ks vs MIN recently: Chase McLaughlin 12 pts (W3) · Riley Patterson 4 pts (W4) · Spencer Shrader 3 pts (W7).

Ks vs CHI recently: Trey Smack 2 pts (W5) · Nick Folk 1 pts (W6) · Andy Borregales 7 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jake Bates has the higher floor (3.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Jason Myers has the higher ceiling (14.6) — the play if you need points.
Jake Bates is steady — about 15% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Jake Bates faces MIN, 23rd most generous to Ks.
Jason Myers faces CHI, 31st 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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.