Brandon Aubrey or Cameron Dicker: Who Should You Start?

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

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Same Role, Same Volume: Aubrey and Dicker Are Mirror Images

Neither kicker separates on role — both are full-workload PK1s projected for the same 2.3 attempts with no health question marks. Dallas' tight spread keeps that game competitive into the fourth quarter, which is exactly the kind of script that protects a kicker's attempt count. The Chargers' double-digit spread is the bigger swing factor here: blowouts often mean fewer field-goal tries as touchdowns take over, which tempers how much stock to put in Dicker's higher offensive total. Dicker's dome and better accuracy are real, but they're not enough to clear Aubrey's tighter game and slightly better red-zone signal.

What flips it: A Dallas game that turns into a track meet pushes volume toward Aubrey, while a tighter Chargers spread removes Dicker's blowout risk entirely.

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Brandon Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

K1DALvs NYG

Projected Points

Start
Cameron Dicker

Cameron Dicker

K2LACvs ARI

Projected Points

Start

Why Brandon Aubrey

Start

Starting placekicker with elite long-range leg. Pro Bowl-caliber accuracy from distance.

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.

  • Dallas' one-possession spread keeps this game competitive, which protects Aubrey's kick volume deep into the fourth quarter.
  • His red-zone stall rate signals Dallas leans on him even on drives that die short of the end zone.

Why Cameron Dicker

Start

Starting K and reliable scorer. High-accuracy leg with full-season placekicking workload.

Start — K2 by consensus, projects K1 this week: kicks indoors, and 1.8 red-zone stalls a game.

  • The Chargers' 11.5-point spread raises blowout risk, the scenario where scoring shifts to touchdowns and away from kicks.
  • Kicking in a dome erases weather variance entirely, the one advantage Dicker holds outright over Aubrey.

Head-to-head stats

MetricBrandon AubreyCameron Dicker
Projected points
Consensus rankK1K2
Projected FG attempts2.32.3
Red-zone stalls / game1.6(2025)1.8(2025)
Kicking conditionsIndoors, no weather risk
Implied total · spread25.0-1.528.5-11.5
Field-goal %85.7%(2025)92.7%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 9.9 vs 10.3 projected PPR pointsCameron Dicker +
  • Rank 1 vs 2Brandon Aubrey +
  • 2.3 vs 2.3 projected attemptsBrandon Aubrey +
  • 1.6 vs 1.8 red-zone stalls per gameCameron Dicker +
  • Kicking weathereven
  • Implied 25.0 vs 28.5 team pointsCameron Dicker +
  • No injury designationseven

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