Harrison Mevis or Tyler Bass: Who Should You Start?

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2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Start Mevis; Bass is playable, but the Rams setup is sturdier

Mevis gets the nod because his dome setting, stronger scoring environment and slightly better expected kick volume create the more dependable path to points. The modest projection gap understates the separation: at kicker, Mevis' much stronger consensus standing signals a materially safer weekly profile than Bass' rank. Bass remains a viable START in calm conditions, but the risk in choosing Mevis is that a heavy favorite converts drives into touchdowns and leaves fewer field-goal chances than expected.

What flips it: A late change to Mevis' availability or the Rams' scoring outlook.

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Harrison Mevis

K6LARvs NYG

9.59.59.5 Projected Points

Start· high

Tyler Bass

K21BUFvs DET

8.38.38.3 Projected Points

Start

NYG@

LARMon, Sep 21, 8:15 PM ETView the game →

DET@

BUFThu, Sep 17, 8:15 PM ETView the game →

Why Harrison Mevis

Start· high

Starting K with strong leg. Big-distance range on field goals; limited career sample.

K6 in a dome with a 28.5 implied total and 1.8 FGs plus 3.3 XPs projected — 92% accuracy and PK1 lock make this an easy K slot.

A dome removes environmental variance from Mevis' strong-leg profile.
His PK1 role and accuracy make the projected volume more bankable than a typical kicker edge.

The call

Dome game means zero weather risk, and the 28.5 implied team total as an 8.5-point favorite points to a high-volume scoring day with 3.3 projected extra points.
1.6 red-zone stalls per game keeps the field-goal pipeline full — 2.1 attempts projected with 1.8 makes, right in line with his 92% (12/13) accuracy.
PK1 with no injury designation and a 52-yard long: the job is locked and the range extends past 50 if needed.
K6 at 9.5 projected points clears any replacement-level streamer in a 12-team league.

Why Tyler Bass

Start

Starting placekicker. Strong leg on kickoffs and long-range attempts.

Start — K21 by consensus, projects K15 this week: 1.3 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.3 pts projected vs DET.

Calm open-roof conditions preserve Bass as a legitimate fallback.
His strong leg gives him a path to win if Buffalo stalls efficiently near scoring range.

Head-to-head stats

Metric	Harrison Mevis	Tyler Bass
Projected points	9.59.59.5	8.38.38.3
Consensus rank	K6	K21
Projected FG attempts	2.1	1.8
Red-zone stalls / game	1.6(2025)	1.3(2025)
Kicking conditions	Indoors, no weather risk	Calm forecast at kickoff
Implied total · spread	28.5-8.5	27.8-3.0
Field-goal %	92.3%(2025)	—
Depth chart	K1	K1

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Harrison Mevis — last 1 week

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vs SF

Tyler Bass — last 1 week

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vs HOU

Signal breakdown

9.5 vs 8.3 projected PPR pointsHarrison Mevis +
Rank 6 vs 21Harrison Mevis +
2.1 vs 1.8 projected attemptsHarrison Mevis +
1.6 vs 1.3 red-zone stalls per gameHarrison Mevis +
dome vs 3 mph, 64°F, cleareven
Implied 28.5 vs 27.8 team pointsHarrison Mevis +
No injury designationseven

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