Jake Elliott · Ryan Fitzgerald · 2026 week 1

Jake Elliott or Ryan Fitzgerald?

Start Jake Elliott — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Jake Elliott (WAS allow the 17th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jake Elliott START	vs WAS	6.8	17th	4.7	–	healthy
Ryan Fitzgerald	vs CHI	6.7	27th · tough	6	–	healthy

Ks vs WAS recently: Jake Elliott 1 pts (W16) · Brandon Aubrey 16 pts (W17) · Jake Elliott 5 pts (W18).

Ks vs CHI recently: Brandon McManus 10 pts (W16) · Eddy Pineiro 6 pts (W17) · Jake Bates 13 pts (W18).

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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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.