Jake Bates · Ryan Fitzgerald · 2026 week 6

Jake Bates or Ryan Fitzgerald?

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

Start Jake Bates — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 point. The matchup leans Jake Bates (GB allow the 26th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Bates START	vs GB	8.2	26th · tough	11.7	–	healthy
Ryan Fitzgerald	@ PHI	7.2	23rd	10.7	–	healthy

Ks vs GB recently: Jason Sanders 5 pts (W2) · Nick Folk 10 pts (W3) · Chase McLaughlin 2 pts (W4).

Ks vs PHI recently: Cairo Santos 10 pts (W3) · Harrison Mevis 6 pts (W4) · Cam Little 8 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Jake Bates projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Jake Bates faces GB, 26th most generous to Ks.
Ryan Fitzgerald faces PHI, 23rd 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.