Daniel Carlson is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 4.3 pts
- K rank
- #28
- Matchup
- bye
Daniel Carlson's fantasy role in Week 8
Daniel Carlson goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league K flyer for the NO. He is rostered in 2% of leagues and actually started in 1% of them, and we rank him K28 on our own weekly board at 4.3 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 8 matchup breakdown
The NO are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Daniel Carlson is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at K.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Daniel Carlson (NO K), our K28 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 4.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 3.2 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. 1% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Daniel Carlson (NO K), our K28 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 4.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 3.2 points of shortfall. 1% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Nothing in the projection defends him — 43% below positional par is a bench line for me. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.