Tyler Loop is a fair Week 2 play — our K7 at 7.8 projected points, right around the K starter line.
- Projection
- 7.8 pts
- K rank
- #7
- Matchup
- vs NO
Tyler Loop's fantasy role in Week 2
Tyler Loop goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent K option for the BAL. He is rostered in 57% of leagues and actually started in 51% of them, and we rank him K7 on our own weekly board at 7.8 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 1% 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 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs NO. 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 7.8-point projection is 0.3 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Tyler Loop is a fair Week 2 play — our K7 at 7.8 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 Tyler Loop (BAL K), our K7 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NO, projecting 7.8 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 51% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. I have him at K7 because the projection lands about 4% clear of what a typical K banks in a week. At home against NO, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Spicy on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Tyler Loop (BAL K), our K7 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NO, projecting 7.8 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 51% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. I have him at K7 because the projection lands about 4% clear of what a typical K banks in a week. At home against NO, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Spicy on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.