Sit Jake Elliott in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 3.2 projected points lands 4.3 under the K starter line.
- Projection
- 3.2 pts
- K rank
- #31
- Matchup
- at WSH
Jake Elliott's fantasy role in Week 8
Jake Elliott goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league K flyer for the PHI. He is rostered in 6% of leagues and actually started in 5% of them, and we rank him K31 on our own weekly board at 3.2 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 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at WSH. 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 3.2-point projection is 4.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Jake Elliott in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 3.2 projected points lands 4.3 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 Jake Elliott (PHI K), our K31 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at WSH, projecting 3.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 4.3 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. The projection sits about 57% under what a startable K returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. On the road against WSH, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jake Elliott (PHI K), our K31 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at WSH, projecting 3.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 4.3 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. On the road against WSH, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 5% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.