Sit Evan McPherson in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.4 projected points lands 3.1 under the K starter line.
- Projection
- 4.4 pts
- K rank
- #16
- Matchup
- vs PIT
Evan McPherson's fantasy role in Week 10
Evan McPherson goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league K flyer for the CIN. He is rostered in 23% of leagues and actually started in 17% of them, and we rank him K16 on our own weekly board at 4.4 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 2% 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 10 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs PIT. 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 4.4-point projection is 3.1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Evan McPherson in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.4 projected points lands 3.1 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 Evan McPherson (CIN K), our K16 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs PIT, projecting 4.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 3.1 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. The vs PIT draw matters here — home snaps against PIT shape how often he's asked to do something. 17% 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 Evan McPherson (CIN K), our K16 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs PIT, projecting 4.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 3.1 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. 17% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The projection sits about 41% under what a startable K returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.