Andy Borregales or Joey Slye: Who Should You Start?

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

Two low-end streamers cancel out: neither belongs in lineups this week

Borregales' edge is that Foxborough's offense stalls in the red zone more often, which nudges field-goal work his way even on a lower implied total. But that's about the only thing tilting toward him — Slye's Titans are favored, project for a few more points and attempts, and Slye has actually connected from 50-plus far more often this season. Both sit outside the top-19 kickers by consensus and neither cracks 8 projected points, so this is a bench-both week if you have any alternative. The real question isn't which of these two to start, it's whether you have a better option on your roster.

What flips it: A waiver-wire kicker with a real matchup edge should jump both of these.

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Andy Borregales

Andy Borregales

K21NEvs SEA

Projected Points

Sit
Joey Slye

Joey Slye

K20TENvs NYJ

Projected Points

Sit

Why Andy Borregales

Sit

Starting K with strong leg. Accurate placekicker handling all field-goal duties.

Sit — K21 by consensus, projects K32 this week: 1.6 red-zone stalls a game, and 6.9 pts projected vs SEA.

  • More red-zone stalls for his offense means more field-goal tries relative to touchdowns

Why Joey Slye

Sit

Starting PK with big-leg range. Veteran journeyman kicker with long-distance capability.

Sit — K20 by consensus, projects K26 this week: 0.9 red-zone stalls a game, and 7.6 pts projected vs NYJ.

  • Tennessee's positive spread and higher implied total mean a few more scoring chances overall

Head-to-head stats

MetricAndy BorregalesJoey Slye
Projected points
Consensus rankK21K20
Projected FG attempts1.81.9
Red-zone stalls / game1.6(2025)0.9(2025)
Implied total · spread20.5+3.521.3-3.0
Field-goal %84.4%(2025)84.8%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 6.9 vs 7.6 projected PPR pointsJoey Slye +
  • Rank 21 vs 20Joey Slye +
  • 1.8 vs 1.9 projected attemptsJoey Slye +
  • 1.6 vs 0.9 red-zone stalls per gameAndy Borregales +
  • Kicking weathereven
  • Implied 20.5 vs 21.3 team pointsJoey Slye +
  • No injury designationseven

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