Harrison Mevis or Will Reichard: Who Should You Start?

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

Start Mevis: the Rams’ scoring environment edges Reichard’s dome safety

Start Harrison Mevis: Los Angeles offers the stronger scoring environment, while its frequent red-zone stalls create a better path to field goals. The edge is narrow but meaningful for kickers, with Mevis also carrying stronger consensus support and a secure PK1 role. Reichard’s dome setting, accuracy and proven long-range ability are genuine advantages; his risk is Minnesota’s lower scoring outlook limiting both field-goal and extra-point chances.

What flips it: A sharp drop in the Rams’ scoring outlook or a late weather downgrade.

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Harrison Mevis

Harrison Mevis

K7LARvs SF

Projected Points

Start
Will Reichard

Will Reichard

K12MINvs GB

Projected Points

Start· medium

Why Harrison Mevis

Start

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

Start — K7 by consensus, projects K4 this week: 1.6 red-zone stalls a game, and 9.4 pts projected vs SF.

  • More Rams scoring opportunities give Mevis paths to both field goals and extra points, not just reliance on long kicks.
  • His strong leg and PK1 status make the higher-upside scoring environment actionable.

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Why Will Reichard

Start· medium

Starting K with strong leg. Handles kickoffs and long-range attempts.

Dome game, 94% accuracy (33/35) with a 62-yard long and 1.3 red-zone stalls per game — Reichard is a clean K12 play with zero weather risk.

  • Reichard’s dome removes weather variance, keeping his floor intact even if conditions deteriorate elsewhere.
  • His long-range track record gives him a real path to a big kick when Minnesota stalls outside the red zone.

The call

  • No weather variable: indoors under a dome, so the biggest kicker-week wild card is off the table entirely.
  • Volume is there — 2.1 attempts and 2.0 extra points projected off a 21.5 implied team total, with the offense stalling in the red zone 1.3 times per game feeding field-goal tries.
  • Accuracy and range are elite: 33-of-35 (94%) with a 62-yard long and 50-plus makes in nine games, so distance never takes him off the field.
  • He's PK1 with no injury designation; K12 with 8.4 projected points beats a typical waiver-wire replacement in a 12-team league.

Head-to-head stats

MetricHarrison MevisWill Reichard
Projected points
Consensus rankK7K12
Projected FG attempts2.02.1
Red-zone stalls / game1.6(2025)1.3(2025)
Kicking conditionsCalm forecast at kickoffIndoors, no weather risk
Implied total · spread25.8-3.021.5+1.5
Field-goal %92.3%(2025)94.3%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1

Signal breakdown

  • 9.4 vs 8.4 projected PPR pointsHarrison Mevis +
  • Rank 7 vs 12Harrison Mevis +
  • 2.0 vs 2.1 projected attemptsWill Reichard +
  • 1.6 vs 1.3 red-zone stalls per gameHarrison Mevis +
  • 2 mph, 55°F, clear vs domeeven
  • Implied 25.8 vs 21.5 team pointsHarrison Mevis +
  • No injury designationseven

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