Chase McLaughlin or Chris Boswell: Who Should You Start?
Preliminary board2026 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.
Chase McLaughlin and Chris Boswell grade out even this week. McLaughlin's best edge is red-zone opportunity (1.4 to 1.2 stalls per game), Boswell's best edge is the consensus rank (K12 to K15) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.
Chase McLaughlin
K15TBvs CIN
8.48.48.4 Projected Points
Toss-Up
Chris Boswell
K12PITvs ATL
9.09.09.0 Projected Points
Start
Why Chase McLaughlin
Toss-UpVeteran starting placekicker. Reliable leg with strong field-goal accuracy.
Toss-up — K15 consensus and projection: 1.4 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.4 pts projected vs CIN.
- 2.0 FG tries projected, right at the 2.0 league median this week.
- TB's offense stalls in the red zone 1.4 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
- Vegas has TB at 23.5 points as 3.5-point dogs.
- 84% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 7 games.
Why Chris Boswell
StartVeteran starting K and Pro Bowl-caliber leg. Reliable long-range accuracy.
Start — K12 by consensus, projects K6 this week: 1.2 red-zone stalls a game, and 9.0 pts projected vs ATL.
- 2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
- PIT's offense stalls in the red zone 1.2 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
- Vegas has PIT at 22.8 points as 3-point favorites.
- 84% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 6 games.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Chase McLaughlin | Chris Boswell |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 8.48.48.4 | 9.09.09.0 |
| Consensus rank | K15 | K12 |
| Projected FG attempts | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Red-zone stalls / game | 1.4(2025) | 1.2(2025) |
| Implied total · spread | 23.5+3.5 | 22.8-3.0 |
| Field-goal % | 84.2%(2025) | 84.4%(2025) |
| Depth chart | K1 | K1 |
| Start/Sit record | 0–0+1 toss-up | — |
Signal breakdown
- 8.4 vs 9.0 projected PPR pointsChris Boswell +
- Rank 15 vs 12Chris Boswell +
- 2.0 vs 2.1 projected attemptsChris Boswell +
- 1.4 vs 1.2 red-zone stalls per gameChase McLaughlin +
- Kicking weathereven
- Implied 23.5 vs 22.8 team pointsChase McLaughlin +
- No injury designationseven
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