Cam Little or Eddy Pineiro: Toss-Up — Week 1 Start/Sit Verdict

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Cam Little and Eddy Pineiro grade out even this week. Little's best edge is red-zone opportunity (1.6 to 1.4 stalls per game), Pineiro's best edge is the consensus rank (K6 to K7) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

Cam Little

K7JAXvs CLE

8.88.88.8 Projected Points

Start

Eddy Pineiro

K6SFvs LAR

8.78.78.7 Projected Points

Start

Why Cam Little

Start

Starting K with strong leg. Full-time placekicker with long-range range.

Start — K7 consensus and projection: 1.6 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.8 pts projected vs CLE.

2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
JAX's offense stalls in the red zone 1.6 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has JAX at 24 points as 7.5-point favorites.
88% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 6 games.

Why Eddy Pineiro

Start

Veteran starting K. Reliable from short and mid-range with NFL experience.

Start — K6 by consensus, projects K9 this week: 1.4 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.7 pts projected vs LAR.

2.1 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 22.8 points as 3-point dogs.
97% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 5 games.

Head-to-head stats

Metric	Cam Little	Eddy Pineiro
Projected points	8.88.88.8	8.78.78.7
Consensus rank	K7	K6
Projected FG attempts	2.1	2.1
Red-zone stalls / game	1.6(2025)	1.4(2025)
Implied total · spread	24.0-7.5	22.8+3.0
Field-goal %	88.2%(2025)	96.6%(2025)
Depth chart	K1	K1