Andre Szmyt is a fair Week 2 play — our K31 at 6.5 projected points, right around the K starter line.
- Projection
- 6.5 pts
- K rank
- #31
- Matchup
- at TB
Andre Szmyt's fantasy role in Week 2
Andre Szmyt goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league K flyer for the CLE. He is rostered in 0% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him K31 on our own weekly board at 6.5 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at TB. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting K baseline of 7.5 points, his 6.5-point projection is 1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Andre Szmyt is a fair Week 2 play — our K31 at 6.5 projected points, right around the K starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another K, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Andre Szmyt (CLE K), our K31 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TB, projecting 6.5 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 6.5 points is roughly 13% short of the K baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. Facing TB away from home, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. The Pepper Meter cools him to Spicy, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Andre Szmyt (CLE K), our K31 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TB, projecting 6.5 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 6.5 points is roughly 13% short of the K baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. Facing TB away from home, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. The Pepper Meter cools him to Spicy, and that reading is doing its job.