Jake Elliott · Joey Slye · 2026 week 9

Jake Elliott or Joey Slye?

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

Start Joey Slye — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Joey Slye (JAX allow the 30th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Elliott	vs NYG	6.4	25th · tough	3	–	Questionable
Joey Slye START	vs JAX	6.6	30th · tough	11	–	healthy

Ks vs NYG recently: Drew Stevens 7 pts (W5) · Daniel Carlson 13 pts (W6) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 11 pts (W7).

Ks vs JAX recently: Jake Elliott 6 pts (W5) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 11 pts (W6) · Spencer Shrader 1 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jake Elliott faces NYG, 25th most generous to Ks.
Jake Elliott is flagged WATCH.
Joey Slye faces JAX, 30th 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.