Jake Elliott: Start or Sit?

K•vs WSH•Fantasy Football verdict

Veteran starting K with big-leg range. Proven in high-leverage postseason kicks.

This week’s verdict

Start· medium

26.0 implied team total and a 5.5-point favorite role give Elliott a 3.0-XP floor plus 1.9 FG tries — enough volume despite the K20 tag.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Consensus

K12

position rank

Projected FGA

1.9

1.6 made projected

Implied total

26.0

team points

Weather

—

no forecast yet

Red-zone stalls

0.8

per game · 2025

FG%

74%

20/27 · 2025

1.9 FG tries projected, just under the 2.0 league median this week.
PHI's offense stalls in the red zone 0.8 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has PHI at 26 points as 5.5-point favorites.
74% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 3 games.

The call

Philadelphia's 26.0 implied total is the key input: 3.0 projected extra points give Elliott a floor most K20-ranked kickers don't have, and 1.9 attempts add the upside.
Only 0.8 red-zone stalls per game means this offense finishes drives rather than settling for field goals — that caps attempt volume but converts into the XP floor instead.
Risk factors are real: 74% accuracy (20/27) is unimpressive and the K20 consensus rank says the market sees him as a fringe starter, so a shootout that stalls could leave 5-6 points.
He's locked in as PK1 with no injury designation, and the open roof has no forecast yet — recheck weather before locking, since wind is the one thing that would flip this to a sit.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Week	Verdict	Reason
2026 Week 1	Start· medium	26.0 implied team total and a 5.5-point favorite role give Elliott a 3.0-XP floor plus 1.9 FG tries — enough volume despite the K20 tag.

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