Sit Trey Smack in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 5.3 projected points lands 2.2 under the K starter line.
- Projection
- 5.3 pts
- K rank
- #16
- Matchup
- vs CAR
Trey Smack's fantasy role in Week 8
Trey Smack goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league K flyer for the GB. He is rostered in 13% of leagues and actually started in 12% of them, and we rank him K16 on our own weekly board at 5.3 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% 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 CAR. 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 5.3-point projection is 2.2 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Trey Smack in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 5.3 projected points lands 2.2 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 Trey Smack (GB K), our K16 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 5.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 2.2 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. The projection sits about 29% under what a startable K returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. At home against CAR, 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 Trey Smack (GB K), our K16 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 5.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 2.2 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He grades 29% below the average weekly K number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. CAR is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.