Start Harrison Mevis over Eddy Pineiro — Week 1 Start/Sit Verdict

Start Mevis — the game script and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.

Harrison Mevis plays in the better game script (25.8 implied team points to 22.8) and is the higher consensus play (K7 to K10). Pineiro's edge is attempt volume, 2.1 to 2.0 projected attempts. The gap is comfortable.

Eddy Pineiro

K10SFvs LAR

8.78.78.7 Projected Points

Start

Harrison Mevis

K7LARvs SF

9.49.49.4 Projected Points

Start

Why Eddy Pineiro

Start

Starting placekicker. Strong leg with veteran accuracy track record.

Start — K10 by consensus, projects K9 this week: 1.4 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.7 pts projected vs LAR.

2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
SF's offense stalls in the red zone 1.4 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has SF at 22.8 points as 3-point dogs.
97% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 5 games.

Why Harrison Mevis

Start

Starting K with strong leg. Big-distance range on field goals; limited career sample.

Start — K7 by consensus, projects K4 this week: 1.6 red-zone stalls a game, and 9.4 pts projected vs SF.

2.0 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
LAR's offense stalls in the red zone 1.6 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has LAR at 25.8 points as 3-point favorites.
92% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 1 game.

Head-to-head stats

Metric	Eddy Pineiro	Harrison Mevis
Projected points	8.78.78.7	9.49.49.4
Consensus rank	K10	K7
Projected FG attempts	2.1	2.0
Red-zone stalls / game	1.4(2025)	1.6(2025)
Implied total · spread	22.8+3.0	25.8-3.0
Field-goal %	96.6%(2025)	92.3%(2025)
Depth chart	K1	K1