Harrison Mevis or Jason Myers: Who Should You Start?

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

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Harrison Mevis and Jason Myers grade out even this week. Mevis's best edge is the game script (25.8 implied points to 24.0), Myers's best edge is attempt volume (2.3 to 2.0 projected attempts) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

Harrison Mevis

Harrison Mevis

K7LARvs SF

Projected Points

Start
Jason Myers

Jason Myers

K5SEAvs NE

Projected Points

Start

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.

  • Calm forecast at kickoff.
  • 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.

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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

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricHarrison MevisJason Myers
Projected points
Consensus rankK7K5
Projected FG attempts2.02.3
Red-zone stalls / game1.6(2025)1.6(2025)
Kicking conditionsCalm forecast at kickoffCalm forecast at kickoff
Implied total · spread25.8-3.024.0-3.5
Field-goal %92.3%(2025)85.4%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 9.4 vs 9.4 projected PPR pointsHarrison Mevis +
  • Rank 7 vs 5Jason Myers +
  • 2.0 vs 2.3 projected attemptsJason Myers +
  • 1.6 vs 1.6 red-zone stalls per gameHarrison Mevis +
  • 1 mph, 53°F, clear vs 7 mph, 76°F, cleareven
  • Implied 25.8 vs 24.0 team pointsHarrison Mevis +
  • No injury designationseven

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