Harrison Butker: Start or Sit?

K•vs DEN•Fantasy Football verdict

Veteran starting K. Reliable leg with proven big-game accuracy.

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Toss-Up

Toss-up — K10 by consensus, projects K12 this week: 1.5 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.5 pts projected vs DEN.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Consensus

K10

position rank

Projected FGA

2.1

1.8 made projected

Implied total

22.5

team points

Weather

—

no forecast yet

Red-zone stalls

1.5

per game · 2025

FG%

87%

33/38 · 2025

2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
KC's offense stalls in the red zone 1.5 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has KC at 22.5 points as 2.5-point favorites.
87% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 5 games.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Latest on Butker

ESPN · Aug 28, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

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