Evan McPherson: Start or Sit?

K•vs TB•Fantasy Football verdict

Starting K with proven big-leg range. Reliable from distance in clutch situations.

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Start

Start — K14 by consensus, projects K11 this week: 1.1 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.5 pts projected vs TB.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Consensus

K14

position rank

Projected FGA

1.9

1.7 made projected

Implied total

27.0

team points

Weather

—

no forecast yet

Red-zone stalls

1.1

per game · 2025

FG%

89%

25/28 · 2025

1.9 FG tries projected, just under the 2.0 league median this week.
CIN's offense stalls in the red zone 1.1 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has CIN at 27 points as 3.5-point favorites.
89% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 4 games.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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