Ryan Fitzgerald · Trey Smack · 2026 week 8

Ryan Fitzgerald or Trey Smack?

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

Start Trey Smack — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Trey Smack (CAR allow the 9th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Ryan Fitzgerald	@ GB	7.6	30th · tough	10.3	–	healthy
Trey Smack START	vs CAR	8.7	9th	6	–	healthy

Ks vs GB recently: Chase McLaughlin 2 pts (W4) · Brandon Aubrey 1 pts (W6) · Jake Bates 9 pts (W7).

Ks vs CAR recently: Jake Bates 18 pts (W4) · Jake Elliott 2 pts (W6) · Chase McLaughlin 12 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Trey Smack projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Ryan Fitzgerald faces GB, 30th most generous to Ks.
Trey Smack faces CAR, 9th 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.