Nick Folk · Wil Lutz · 2026 week 1

Nick Folk or Wil Lutz?

Start Nick Folk — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0 points. The matchup leans Nick Folk (PIT allow the 16th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Nick Folk START @ PIT 6.8 16th 7 – healthy
Wil Lutz @ KC 6.8 15th 10.3 – healthy

Ks vs PIT recently: Jake Bates 6 pts (W16) · Andre Szmyt 9 pts (W17) · Tyler Loop 6 pts (W18).

Ks vs KC recently: Joey Slye 6 pts (W16) · Wil Lutz 8 pts (W17) · Daniel Carlson 16 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.

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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.