Dominic Zvada or Jason Myers: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Dominic Zvada and Jason Myers grade out even this week. Zvada's best edge is red-zone opportunity (1.9 to 1.6 stalls per game), Myers's best edge is the projection (9.4 to 8.1) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

Dominic Zvada

Dominic Zvada

K19NYGvs DAL

Projected Points

Start· medium
Jason Myers

Jason Myers

K19SEAvs NE

Projected Points

Start

Why Dominic Zvada

Start· medium

Starting PK with big leg and strong college accuracy. Rookie with no prior NFL sample.

8.1 projected on 2.1 FG tries plus 2.2 XPs, with a 23.5 implied total and 1.9 red-zone stalls per game feeding the leg — startable K1 volume.

  • Calm forecast at kickoff.
  • 2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
  • NYG's offense stalls in the red zone 1.9 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has NYG at 23.5 points as 1.5-point dogs.

The call

  • The 23.5 implied team total is squarely in the range where kickers clear 8 points, and the sheet projects 1.7 makes on 2.1 attempts plus 2.2 extra points — that's a full workload, not a boom-or-bust one-kick night.
  • Red-zone stalls of 1.9 per game over 17 games is the key driver: this offense reliably converts drives into field-goal tries, which is exactly what separates fantasy kickers.
  • He's the locked-in PK1 with no injury designation, so there's no split-duty or availability risk to price in.
  • Only wobble is the open roof with no forecast yet — check wind before locking him in, but nothing in the sheet argues for a downgrade.

Latest on Zvada

Presser Points: Dominic Zvada wins Giants' kicker competition

The suspense is over for at least one roster spot. Dominic Zvada will be the Giants’ kicker heading into the 2026 season.

giants.com · Aug 29, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Jason Myers

Start

Veteran starting kicker. Long-tenured, high-volume leg with proven range.

Start — K19 by consensus, projects K5 this week: 1.6 red-zone stalls a game, and 9.4 pts projected vs NE.

  • Calm forecast at kickoff.
  • 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.

Latest on Myers

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricDominic ZvadaJason Myers
Projected points
Consensus rankK19K19
Projected FG attempts2.12.3
Red-zone stalls / game1.9(2025)1.6(2025)
Kicking conditionsCalm forecast at kickoffCalm forecast at kickoff
Implied total · spread23.5+1.524.0-3.5
Field-goal %—85.4%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 8.1 vs 9.4 projected PPR pointsJason Myers +
  • Rank 19 vs 19Jason Myers +
  • 2.1 vs 2.3 projected attemptsJason Myers +
  • 1.9 vs 1.6 red-zone stalls per gameDominic Zvada +
  • 5 mph, 79°F, clear vs 5 mph, 75°F, overcasteven
  • Implied 23.5 vs 24.0 team pointsJason Myers +
  • No injury designationseven

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