Joey Slye · Zane Gonzalez · 2026 week 8

Joey Slye or Zane Gonzalez?

Wondering who you should start this week — Joey Slye or Zane Gonzalez? 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 1.4 points. The matchup leans Joey Slye (CIN allow the 12th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Joey Slye START	@ CIN	6.7	12th	9	–	healthy
Zane Gonzalez	vs NE	5.3	20th	4	–	healthy

Ks vs CIN recently: Cam Little 14 pts (W4) · Riley Patterson 3 pts (W5) · Tyler Loop 7 pts (W7).

Ks vs NE recently: Matt Gay 5 pts (W5) · Jason Sanders 15 pts (W6) · Cairo Santos 14 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Joey Slye projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Joey Slye faces CIN, 12th most generous to Ks.
Zane Gonzalez faces NE, 20th 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.