Brandon Aubrey or Eddy Pineiro: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Aubrey — the consensus rank and red-zone opportunity edges are too wide to ignore.
Brandon Aubrey is the higher consensus play (K1 to K6) and gets more red-zone stalls to kick from (1.6 to 1.4 per game). Pineiro's edge is the game script, 28.5 implied points to 28.0. The gap is comfortable.
Brandon Aubrey
K1DALvs WSH
10.610.610.6 Projected Points
Start· high
Eddy Pineiro
K6SFvs MIA
9.99.99.9 Projected Points
Start· high
Why Brandon Aubrey
Start· highStarting K with elite leg strength. Reliable from extreme distance and on kickoffs.
K1 with 10.6 projected, 28.0 implied total and a calm retractable-roof game — Aubrey's 86% accuracy and 64-yard range make him the top K play.
- Calm forecast at kickoff.
- 2.4 FG tries projected, above the 2.0 league median this week.
- DAL's offense stalls in the red zone 1.6 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
- Vegas has DAL at 28 points as 4.5-point favorites.
The call
- Consensus K1 at 10.6 projected points with 2.4 FG attempts and 3.2 extra points — that's the highest-volume kicker profile on the board.
- Dallas' 28.0 implied total plus 1.6 red-zone stalls per game means both touchdown drives (XPs) and stalled drives (FG tries) pay off.
- Weather is a non-issue: retractable roof with a calm forecast either way, so his 64-yard long and seven games with a 50-plus make stay live.
- Locked in as PK1 with no injury designation — zero role or availability risk.
Why Eddy Pineiro
Start· highStarting placekicker. Strong leg with veteran accuracy track record.
K6 with 9.9 projected on a 28.5-point implied total, calm open-roof weather and a 97% (28/29) leg — easy K1 this week.
- Calm forecast at kickoff.
- 2.2 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 28.5 points as 10.5-point favorites.
The call
- Volume is there on both fronts: 2.2 FG attempts plus 3.2 extra points projected off a 28.5 implied team total as a 10.5-point favorite.
- Efficiency is elite — 97% accuracy (28/29) with a 59-yard long and five 50-plus makes, so the deep tries are live points rather than dead ones.
- Calm forecast with the roof open removes the main kicker variable, and he's the locked PK1 with no injury designation.
- Only nit: 1.4 red-zone stalls per game is modest, so a touchdown-heavy blowout could cap FG chances — but the extra points backfill that.
Latest on Pineiro
San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Piñeiro puts the first points up at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a field goal.
VideoESPN · Sep 10, 2026
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Brandon Aubrey | Eddy Pineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 10.610.610.6 | 9.99.99.9 |
| Consensus rank | K1 | K6 |
| Projected FG attempts | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Red-zone stalls / game | 1.6(2025) | 1.4(2025) |
| Kicking conditions | Retractable roof, calm forecast either way | Calm forecast at kickoff |
| Implied total · spread | 28.0-4.5 | 28.5-10.5 |
| Field-goal % | 85.7%(2025) | 96.6%(2025) |
| Depth chart | K1 | K1 |
| Start/Sit record | — | 1–0 |
Recent form
Brandon Aubrey — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs NYG | 2.02.02.0 |
Eddy Pineiro — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs LAR | 10.010.010.0 |
Signal breakdown
- 10.6 vs 9.9 projected PPR pointsBrandon Aubrey +
- Rank 1 vs 6Brandon Aubrey +
- 2.4 vs 2.2 projected attemptsBrandon Aubrey +
- 1.6 vs 1.4 red-zone stalls per gameBrandon Aubrey +
- 7 mph, 100°F, clear vs 6 mph, 75°F, overcasteven
- Implied 28.0 vs 28.5 team pointsEddy Pineiro +
- No injury designationseven
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