Joe Milton · Tanner McKee · 2026 week 9

Joe Milton or Tanner McKee?

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

Start Tanner McKee — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Tanner McKee (PIT allow the 30th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Joe Milton	vs NYG	12.5	7th · soft	–	39	healthy
Tanner McKee START	vs PIT	13.0	30th · tough	10.7	34	healthy

QBs vs NYG recently: Jayden Daniels 32.3 pts (W5) · Tyler Shough 27 pts (W6) · C.J. Stroud 16.5 pts (W7).

QBs vs PIT recently: Jalon Daniels 12.2 pts (W6) · Tyler Shough 14.8 pts (W7) · Deshaun Watson 11.2 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Joe Milton faces NYG, 7th most generous to QBs.
Tanner McKee faces PIT, 30th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Joe Milton carries the higher trade value — 39 against 34 (a 13% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Joe Milton gets the most. Momentum: Joe Milton +39 and Tanner McKee +34 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.