Ryan Fitzgerald · Wil Lutz · 2026 week 5

Ryan Fitzgerald or Wil Lutz?

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

Start Ryan Fitzgerald — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Ryan Fitzgerald (PHI allow the 24th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Ryan Fitzgerald START	@ PHI	7.4	24th	10.7	–	healthy
Wil Lutz	@ LAC	6.6	14th	6	–	healthy

Ks vs PHI recently: Joey Slye 8 pts (W2) · Cairo Santos 10 pts (W3) · Harrison Mevis 6 pts (W4).

Ks vs LAC recently: Matt Gay 8 pts (W2) · Tyler Bass 6 pts (W3) · Jason Myers 5 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Ryan Fitzgerald faces PHI, 24th most generous to Ks.
Wil Lutz faces LAC, 14th 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.