Should I start Sam Roush or Will Kacmarek this week? (Standard Week 10 2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Will Kacmarek

Sam Roush is on bye in Week 10 and projects for 0.0 FP. Will Kacmarek has a scheduled game and projects for 1.0 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

Will Kacmarek: 0.2 FP recent scoring average.
Sam Roush: 0.8 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Nov 14, 2026, 2:53 PM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Will Kacmarek

TE · MIAStats & schedule

1.0FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Sam Roush

TE · CHIStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Will Kacmarek

FF projection: 1.0 FP -0.1vs ESPN
ESPN: 1.1 FP
Sleeper: 0.6 FP
FantasyPros: 1.0 FP
Boosted Trees: 1.8 FP; Experimental · saved Oct 27, 12:03 AM ET

Will Kacmarek faces IND in Week 10. Recent scoring average: 0.2 fantasy points.

Sam Roush

FF projection: 0.0 FP
Sleeper: 0.0 FP
FantasyPros: 0.0 FP

Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points. BYE

Sam Roush is on bye in Week 10 and projects for 0.0 FP. Will Kacmarek has a scheduled game and projects for 1.0 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros live refresh is unavailable. Stored same-week projections are used (oldest provider fetch Nov 14, 2026, 1:01 PM ET).

Updated Nov 14, 2026, 2:53 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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Scoring & lineup notes

PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.

FORTIFIED RANKINGS · Rankings position

TE. The bigger picture.

Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.

FF expected pointsMedian · when availableWindow: experimental middle 80%● ESPN● Sleeper● FantasyPros

3 shown · common FP scale

6.910.7

FF MEAN

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George KittleTE · SF vs DALSun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 10.4Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 10.2Sleeper 10.2FantasyPros 10.7
10.4Expected FP
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Brock BowersTE · LV vs SEASun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 10.1Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 9.5Sleeper 9.4FantasyPros 9.2
10.1Expected FP
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Trey McBrideTE · ARI vs LARSun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 8.8Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 6.9Sleeper 8.5FantasyPros 8.4
8.8Expected FP

How the forecast and ranges work

FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.

Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10–P90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.

Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.