Two players, one answer.

J.J. McCarthy vs Will Kacmarek

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR

Start Will Kacmarek

J.J. McCarthy is on a bye.

TE · MIA

Will Kacmarek

1.3 projected

vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET

1.4 a game this season · last 3: 1.4, 2.5, 1.5

QB · NYG

J.J. McCarthy

0.0 projected

No game this weekBye

9.2 a game this season · last 3: 0.2, 17.3, 10.2

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.