Cam Little or Tyler Loop: 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.

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Cam Little and Tyler Loop grade out even this week. Little's best edge is the consensus rank (K7 to K10), Loop's best edge is the game script (26.5 implied points to 24.0) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

Cam Little

Cam Little

K7JAXvs CLE

Projected Points

Start
Tyler Loop

Tyler Loop

K10BALvs IND

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 Tyler Loop

Start

Starting placekicker. Full-season kicking role.

Start — K10 by consensus, projects K13 this week: 1.9 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.5 pts projected vs IND.

  • 2.0 FG tries projected, right at the 2.0 league median this week.
  • BAL's offense stalls in the red zone 1.9 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has BAL at 26.5 points as 3.5-point favorites.
  • 88% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 1 game.

Latest on Loop

Minter backs Loop as Ravens add kicker competition in Moody

Baltimore signed Jake Moody to the practice squad three days after Tyler Loop missed two kicks in the preseason finale.

ESPN · Aug 31, 2026

Jesse Minter still has confidence in K Tyler Loop

Jamison Hensley breaks down the kicking situation for the Ravens.

ESPN · Aug 31, 2026

K Tyler Loop struggles in preseason finale

Jamison Hensley discusses whether Tyler Loop's job is in jeopardy after a lackluster preseason.

ESPN · Aug 29, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricCam LittleTyler Loop
Projected points
Consensus rankK7K10
Projected FG attempts2.12.0
Red-zone stalls / game1.6(2025)1.9(2025)
Implied total · spread24.0-7.526.5-3.5
Field-goal %88.2%(2025)88.2%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 8.8 vs 8.5 projected PPR pointsCam Little +
  • Rank 7 vs 10Cam Little +
  • 2.1 vs 2.0 projected attemptsCam Little +
  • 1.6 vs 1.9 red-zone stalls per gameTyler Loop +
  • Kicking weathereven
  • Implied 24.0 vs 26.5 team pointsTyler Loop +
  • No injury designationseven

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