Jason Sanders or Will Reichard: Who Should You Start?

Preliminary board

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Start Reichard — the game script and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.

Will Reichard plays in the better game script (25.5 implied team points to 18.5) and is the higher consensus play (K12 to K17). Sanders's edge is red-zone opportunity, 1.0 to 0.3 stalls per game. The gap is comfortable.

Jason Sanders

Jason Sanders

K17NYJvs CHI

Projected Points

Sit
Will Reichard

Will Reichard

K12MINvs MIA

Projected Points

Start· medium
NYJ@
CHISun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
MIA@
MINSun, Oct 4, 4:05 PM ETView the game →

Why Jason Sanders

Sit

Veteran starting placekicker with a strong leg. Former Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro handling all field-goal and kickoff duties, back after missing 2025 injured.

Sit — K17 by consensus, projects K27 this week: 1.0 red-zone stalls a game, and 7.8 pts projected vs CHI.

  • 10 mph wind at kickoff — a real drag on long tries.
  • 1.9 FG tries projected, just under the 2.0 league median this week.
  • NYJ's offense stalls in the red zone 1.0 times a game — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has NYJ at 18.5 points as 8.5-point dogs.

Latest on Sanders

Jets Sign K Jason Sanders to Active Roster, Add Two OL to Practice Squad

Green & White Waive Blake Grupe and CB Jordan Clark; Add Nick Dawkins and Jimmy Morrissey to Practice Squad

newyorkjets.com · Sep 29, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Will Reichard

Start· medium

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

Dome kicker on a 25.5 implied total as a 7.5-pt favorite, 94% FG with 50+ range; K12 floor is startable in 12-team leagues.

  • Kicks indoors — no weather risk.
  • 2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
  • MIN's offense stalls in the red zone 0.3 times a game — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has MIN at 25.5 points as 7.5-point favorites.

The call

  • Indoors with no weather risk, and his 94% accuracy (33/35) plus 50-plus makes in 9 games and a 62-yard long give him every distance in range.
  • A 25.5 implied team total and a -7.5 spread point to steady scoring volume: 1.8 FGs on 2.1 attempts plus 2.7 extra points drive a 9.1 projection.
  • The risk is red-zone efficiency. His offense stalls only 0.3 times per game (3-game sample), so drives may end in touchdowns and XPs rather than field-goal tries.
  • At K12 he sits right at the 12-team starter line. The dome and team total tip him to a start over a typical waiver kicker, but not with high confidence.

Head-to-head stats

MetricJason SandersWill Reichard
Projected points
Consensus rankK17K12
Projected FG attempts1.92.1
Red-zone stalls / game1.00.3
Kicking conditions10 mph wind forecast at kickoffIndoors, no weather risk
Implied total · spread18.5+8.525.5-7.5
Field-goal %—94.3%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1
Start/Sit record—0–2

Recent form

Jason Sanders — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs DET
Week 2vs GB
Week 1vs TEN

Will Reichard — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs TB
Week 2vs CHI
Week 1vs GB

Signal breakdown

  • 7.8 vs 9.1 projected PPR pointsWill Reichard +
  • Rank 17 vs 12Will Reichard +
  • 1.9 vs 2.1 projected attemptsWill Reichard +
  • 1.0 vs 0.3 red-zone stalls per gameJason Sanders +
  • 10 mph, 65°F, clear vs domeWill Reichard +
  • Implied 18.5 vs 25.5 team pointsWill Reichard +
  • No injury designationseven

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