Jake Bates · Matt Gay · 2026 week 4

Jake Bates or Matt Gay?

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

Start Matt Gay — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Matt Gay (KC allow the 19th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Bates	@ CAR	8.0	14th	7	–	healthy
Matt Gay START	vs KC	8.1	19th	10	–	healthy

Ks vs CAR recently: Cairo Santos 12 pts (W1) · Nick Folk 3 pts (W2) · Andre Szmyt 9 pts (W3).

Ks vs KC recently: Wil Lutz 4 pts (W1) · Spencer Shrader 14 pts (W2) · Riley Patterson 4 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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.