How does Peppers & Picks decide who to start and who to sit?
Peppers & Picks compares each player's projected fantasy points for the week against the baseline a startable player at that position typically returns, then adjusts for opponent, roster and start percentage, week-over-week roster movement, injury designation and kickoff weather. Sally weights upside and Tina weights floor, so a split between them signals a genuine toss-up rather than a clear call. Every projection on the site is recomputed for Week 1 of the 2026 season and refreshes every 30 minutes.
What is the Pepper Meter?
The Pepper Meter is the Peppers & Picks heat rating: one to five peppers, labeled Mild, Spicy, Hot, On Fire and Nuclear. Five peppers means the player's projection clears his positional baseline by a wide margin with a favorable matchup and rising roster share; one pepper means the projection is below positional par and the role is not trending up.
What is the difference between PPR and standard scoring on this site?
PPR scoring awards a point per reception, which lifts wide receivers, tight ends and pass-catching running backs. Standard scoring awards no reception points. Peppers & Picks shows one scoring toggle that applies everywhere — rankings, start/sit, the Pepper Meter and waiver targets all recompute projected points and re-sort when you switch between PPR and standard, so a receiver's rank genuinely drops in standard rather than staying the same.
Should I start a player who is listed questionable?
A questionable designation means the player may play with a possibly reduced workload. Peppers & Picks ranks questionable players as if they will play, so keep a healthy backup available and check the inactive list roughly 90 minutes before kickoff. Treat a doubtful player as out unless game-day news changes, and replace any player listed out immediately.
How should I set waiver priority in fantasy football?
Spend on players whose role changed, not on one good box score. Peppers & Picks surfaces waiver gems that are rostered in roughly half of leagues or fewer while projecting close to or above a startable player at the position, sorted by week-over-week roster movement. A rising roster percentage combined with an above-baseline projection is the strongest signal that a claim is worth real budget.
How often is Peppers & Picks data updated?
Projections, rankings, the Pepper Meter, waiver targets and trending players refresh every 30 minutes. NFL injury designations refresh every 10 minutes from the league's public injury feed. News headlines refresh hourly from 16 national NFL sources. Every page states the exact time its data was last updated in Eastern time.
Where do the Peppers & Picks player analysis blurbs come from?
Every 'Why This Ranking' blurb is original commentary written in-house from data Peppers & Picks already holds: projected points, positional baseline, opponent, roster and start percentage, week-over-week movement, injury designation and weather. Nothing is copied or paraphrased from another outlet, article or reporter.
Does Peppers & Picks offer betting advice?
No. Peppers & Picks is a fantasy football site. Where a line or total appears next to a matchup, it is publicly available betting information included only as matchup context, and it is footnoted as such. Peppers & Picks is not a sportsbook and does not accept wagers.
