Brandon Aubrey is a fair Week 2 play — our K1 at 8.8 projected points, right around the K starter line.
- Projection
- 8.8 pts
- K rank
- #1
- Matchup
- vs WSH
Brandon Aubrey's fantasy role in Week 2
Brandon Aubrey goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at K for the DAL. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 98% of them, and we rank him K1 on our own weekly board at 8.8 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: vs WSH. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 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 8.8-point projection is 1.3 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Brandon Aubrey is a fair Week 2 play — our K1 at 8.8 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 Brandon Aubrey (DAL K), our K1 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs WSH, projecting 8.8 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. The vs WSH draw matters here — home snaps against WSH shape how often he's asked to do something. 98% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Aubrey clears the K bar by about 17%, which is why he sits this high on my board. Hot heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Brandon Aubrey (DAL K), our K1 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs WSH, projecting 8.8 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. The vs WSH draw matters here — home snaps against WSH shape how often he's asked to do something. 98% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Aubrey clears the K bar by about 17%, which is why he sits this high on my board. Hot heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.