Matt Gay · Wil Lutz · 2026 week 2

Matt Gay or Wil Lutz?

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

Start Matt Gay — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Matt Gay (LAC allow the 2nd-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Matt Gay START	@ LAC	7.2	2nd · soft	10	–	healthy
Wil Lutz	vs JAX	6.4	28th · tough	4	–	healthy

Ks vs LAC recently: Chad Ryland 15 pts (W1).

Ks vs JAX recently: Andre Szmyt 4 pts (W1).

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.