Brandon Aubrey or Jason Myers: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Aubrey — the consensus rank and projection edges are too wide to ignore.

Brandon Aubrey is the higher consensus play (K1 to K5) and projects 9.9 to Myers's 9.4. No signal favors Myers this week. The gap is narrow.

Brandon Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

K1DALvs NYG

Projected Points

Start
Jason Myers

Jason Myers

K5SEAvs NE

Projected Points

Start

Why Brandon Aubrey

Start

Starting K with elite leg strength. Reliable from extreme distance and on kickoffs.

Start — K1 by consensus, projects K2 this week: 2.3 FG tries projected, above the 2.0 median, and 1.6 red-zone stalls a game.

  • Calm forecast at kickoff.
  • 2.3 FG tries projected, above the 2.0 league median this week.
  • DAL's offense stalls in the red zone 1.6 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has DAL at 25 points as 1.5-point favorites.

Why Jason Myers

Start

Veteran starting kicker. Long-tenured, high-volume leg with proven range.

Start — K5 consensus and projection: 1.6 red-zone stalls a game, and 9.4 pts projected vs NE.

  • Calm forecast at kickoff.
  • 2.3 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
  • SEA's offense stalls in the red zone 1.6 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has SEA at 24 points as 3.5-point favorites.

Latest on Myers

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Head-to-head stats

MetricBrandon AubreyJason Myers
Projected points
Consensus rankK1K5
Projected FG attempts2.32.3
Red-zone stalls / game1.6(2025)1.6(2025)
Kicking conditionsCalm forecast at kickoffCalm forecast at kickoff
Implied total · spread25.0-1.524.0-3.5
Field-goal %85.7%(2025)85.4%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 9.9 vs 9.4 projected PPR pointsBrandon Aubrey +
  • Rank 1 vs 5Brandon Aubrey +
  • 2.3 vs 2.3 projected attemptsBrandon Aubrey +
  • 1.6 vs 1.6 red-zone stalls per gameBrandon Aubrey +
  • 6 mph, 73°F, partly cloudy vs 5 mph, 74°F, overcasteven
  • Implied 25.0 vs 24.0 team pointsBrandon Aubrey +
  • No injury designationseven

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