Chris Boswell is a fair Week 2 play — our K20 at 7.2 projected points, right around the K starter line.
- Projection
- 7.2 pts
- K rank
- #20
- Matchup
- at NE
Chris Boswell's fantasy role in Week 2
Chris Boswell goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent K option for the PIT. He is rostered in 35% of leagues and actually started in 30% of them, and we rank him K20 on our own weekly board at 7.2 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 NE. 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 7.2-point projection is 0.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Chris Boswell is a fair Week 2 play — our K20 at 7.2 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 Chris Boswell (PIT K), our K20 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NE, projecting 7.2 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Only 35% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. 7.2 points is roughly 4% short of the K baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. Facing NE 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 Chris Boswell (PIT K), our K20 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NE, projecting 7.2 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Only 35% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. 7.2 points is roughly 4% short of the K baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. Facing NE 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.