Jake Bates · Tyler Loop · 2026 week 2

Jake Bates or Tyler Loop?

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

Start Tyler Loop — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Tyler Loop (NO allow the 17th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Bates	@ BUF	6.1	12th	7	–	healthy
Tyler Loop START	vs NO	6.7	17th	14	–	healthy

Ks vs BUF recently: Ka'imi Fairbairn 9 pts (W1).

Ks vs NO recently: Jake Bates 7 pts (W1).

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.