Andre Szmyt Week 3 fantasy outlook: role, matchup and start/sit call

Andre Szmyt's fantasy role in Week 3

Andre Szmyt goes into Week 3 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 K32 on our own weekly board at 6.4 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 3 matchup breakdown

The matchup: vs CAR. 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 6.4-point projection is 1.1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.

How to play it

Andre Szmyt is a fair Week 3 play — our K32 at 6.4 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 K32 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 6.4 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 6.4 points is roughly 15% short of the K baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. Facing CAR in front of his own crowd, 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 K32 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 6.4 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 6.4 points is roughly 15% short of the K baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. Facing CAR in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. The Pepper Meter cools him to Spicy, and that reading is doing its job.