Sit Broncos D/ST in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.2 projected points lands 2.3 under the DST starter line.
- Projection
- 4.2 pts
- DST rank
- #3
- Matchup
- vs KC
Broncos D/ST's fantasy role in Week 8
Broncos D/ST goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at DST for the DEN. He is rostered in 87% of leagues and actually started in 73% of them, and we rank him DST3 on our own weekly board at 4.2 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 2% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs KC. 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 DST baseline of 6.5 points, his 4.2-point projection is 2.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Broncos D/ST in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.2 projected points lands 2.3 under the DST starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another DST, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Broncos D/ST (DEN DST), our DST3 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs KC, projecting 4.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's angle is simple: he's a top-three DST on our board, and she never benches the guys who win weeks. Roster share is bleeding 2.4% this week, which lines up with what the projection already told me. He's still in 73% of lineups at 87% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Nothing in the projection defends him — 35% below positional par is a bench line for me. Mild on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Broncos D/ST (DEN DST), our DST3 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs KC, projecting 4.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina plays contrarian — with 73% start rate he's priced in, and she cares more about his floor than his name. Roster share is bleeding 2.4% this week, which lines up with what the projection already told me. He's still in 73% of lineups at 87% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Nothing in the projection defends him — 35% below positional par is a bench line for me. Mild on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.