Ka'imi Fairbairn · Spencer Shrader · 2026 week 8

Ka'imi Fairbairn or Spencer Shrader?

Wondering who you should start this week — Ka'imi Fairbairn or Spencer Shrader? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Spencer Shrader — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Spencer Shrader (JAX allow the 26th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Ka'imi Fairbairn	@ LAC	9.0	11th	13	–	healthy
Spencer Shrader START	@ JAX	9.1	26th · tough	11	–	healthy

Ks vs LAC recently: Jason Myers 5 pts (W4) · Wil Lutz 10 pts (W5) · Harrison Butker 11 pts (W6).

Ks vs JAX recently: Evan McPherson 5 pts (W4) · Jake Elliott 6 pts (W5) · Ka'imi Fairbairn 11 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Ka'imi Fairbairn faces LAC, 11th most generous to Ks.
Spencer Shrader faces JAX, 26th 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.