Riley Patterson · Tyler Bass · 2026 week 5

Riley Patterson or Tyler Bass?

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

Start Tyler Bass — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Tyler Bass (LAR allow the 19th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Riley Patterson	vs CIN	7.1	5th · soft	4.7	–	healthy
Tyler Bass START	@ LAR	7.3	19th	6	–	healthy

Ks vs CIN recently: Ka'imi Fairbairn 6 pts (W2) · Chris Boswell 13 pts (W3) · Cam Little 14 pts (W4).

Ks vs LAR recently: Dominic Zvada 8 pts (W2) · Wil Lutz 1 pts (W3) · Jake Elliott 10 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Riley Patterson has the higher floor (3.3) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Tyler Bass has the higher ceiling (12.7) — the play if you need points.
Riley Patterson is steady — about 13% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Riley Patterson faces CIN, 5th most generous to Ks.
Tyler Bass faces LAR, 19th 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.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.