Spencer Shrader: Start or Sit?

K•vs BAL•Fantasy Football verdict

Backup place kicker. Limited 2025 sample in a depth/spot role.

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Start

Start — K21 by consensus, projects K18 this week: 1.4 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.2 pts projected vs BAL.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Consensus

K21

position rank

Projected FGA

2.1

1.8 made projected

Implied total

23.0

team points

Weather

—

retractable roof, no forecast

Red-zone stalls

1.4

per game · 2025

FG%

93%

13/14 · 2025

2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
IND's offense stalls in the red zone 1.4 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has IND at 23 points as 3.5-point dogs.
93% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 1 game.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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