Sit Brandon Aubrey in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 5.6 projected points lands 1.9 under the K starter line.
- Projection
- 5.6 pts
- K rank
- #10
- Matchup
- vs ARI
Brandon Aubrey's fantasy role in Week 8
Brandon Aubrey goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at K for the DAL. He is rostered in 95% of leagues and actually started in 89% of them, and we rank him K10 on our own weekly board at 5.6 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 1% over the last week, which usually means managers are reacting to a bigger snap or target share.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs ARI. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 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 5.6-point projection is 1.9 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Brandon Aubrey in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 5.6 projected points lands 1.9 under 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 K10 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs ARI, projecting 5.6 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 1.9 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. At home against ARI, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 89% of lineups at 95% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Brandon Aubrey (DAL K), our K10 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs ARI, projecting 5.6 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina's pushback: 89% of leagues start him, so you gain nothing on your opponent here — the edge is elsewhere. ARI is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. He's still in 89% of lineups at 95% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.