Brandon Aubrey or Jason Myers: 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.

Start Aubrey — the consensus rank and projection edges are too wide to ignore.

Brandon Aubrey is the higher consensus play (K1 to K4) and projects 9.9 to Myers's 9.4. No signal favors Myers this week. The gap is narrow.

Brandon Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

K1DALvs NYG

Projected Points

Start
Jason Myers

Jason Myers

K4SEAvs NE

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.

  • 2.3 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 25 points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • 86% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 7 games.

Why Jason Myers

Start

Veteran starting K. Long-range accuracy with established Pro Bowl-caliber resume.

Start — K4 by consensus, projects K5 this week: 1.6 red-zone stalls a game, and 9.4 pts projected vs NE.

  • 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.
  • 85% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 7 games.

Latest on Myers

Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs Game Highlights

Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs Game Highlights

ESPN · Aug 28, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricBrandon AubreyJason Myers
Projected points
Consensus rankK1K4
Projected FG attempts2.32.3
Red-zone stalls / game1.6(2025)1.6(2025)
Implied total · spread25.0-1.524.0-3.5
Field-goal %85.7%(2025)85.4%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 9.9 vs 9.4 projected PPR pointsBrandon Aubrey +
  • Rank 1 vs 4Brandon Aubrey +
  • 2.3 vs 2.3 projected attemptsBrandon Aubrey +
  • 1.6 vs 1.6 red-zone stalls per gameBrandon Aubrey +
  • Kicking weathereven
  • Implied 25.0 vs 24.0 team pointsBrandon Aubrey +
  • No injury designationseven

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