
Should I start Blake Whiteheart or Will Kacmarek this week? Week 7 PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Kacmarek
Week 7 ยท PPR
Will Kacmarek averaged 1.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 0.3 for Blake Whiteheart. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Will Kacmarek: 2.0 versus 0.6 FP per game. Will Kacmarek receives the better positional matchup adjustment (-2.5% versus -5%).
Forecast updated ยท PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

1.6FF projected
โ +0.3 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

Will Kacmarek
TE ยท MIAStats & schedule โบ1.6FF projected
โ -0.3 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Blake Whiteheart
FF1.6 FP
Boosted Trees2.3 FP
Workload0.9 FP
Monte Carlo0.9 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 0.6 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.1 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 0.6 FP.
- The TEN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.6 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.3 targets per game.
Will Kacmarek
FF1.6 FP
Boosted Trees2.8 FP
Workload1.7 FP
Monte Carlo1.7 FP
- Recent scoring average: 2.0 FP.
- The NYJ defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 2.5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.2 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.3 targets per game.
Projection breakdown
Blake Whiteheart
Fortified1.6
ESPN1.3
Sleeper2.2
FantasyProsโ
Blake Whiteheart faces TEN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 0.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 5%.
Will Kacmarek
Fortified1.6
ESPN1.9
Sleeper1.3
FantasyProsโ
Will Kacmarek faces NYJ in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 2.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.
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