Start Chase McLaughlin or Evan McPherson? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Evan McPherson over Chase McLaughlin
Right: 19.0 to 11.0
- Books imply
- 8.4
- fantasy pts
- Scored
- 19.0
- PPR pts
- Scored
- 11.0
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Evan McPherson over Chase McLaughlin in Week 1.
Evan McPherson is priced by the books at 8.4 projected points. Chase McLaughlin has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Evan McPherson at ADP 189 and Chase McLaughlin at 184. Market coverage on Evan McPherson is 40 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Chase McLaughlin in Week 1.
Player prop markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Evan McPherson, with 40 percent of the markets a K needs posted.
Week 1 matchups
Chase McLaughlin and TB visit CIN.
Evan McPherson and CIN host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
Injury status
Chase McLaughlin was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Evan McPherson was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Chase McLaughlin played 17 games for TB and scored 149.0 PPR points, 8.8 a game, finishing K7.
Chase McLaughlin, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 3 of 4 field goals, 1 of 1 extra point, 10.0 PPR points.
Chase McLaughlin, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 1 of 2 field goals, 2 of 2 extra points, 4.0 PPR points.
Chase McLaughlin, Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 2 of 2 field goals, 2 of 2 extra points, 10.0 PPR points.
In 2025, Evan McPherson played 17 games for CIN and scored 130.0 PPR points, 7.6 a game, finishing K14.
Evan McPherson, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 0 of 0 field goals, 0 of 2 extra points, -2.0 PPR points.
Evan McPherson, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 1 of 1 field goal, 4 of 5 extra points, 8.0 PPR points.
Evan McPherson, Week 16 of 2025 against MIA: 1 of 1 field goal, 6 of 6 extra points, 10.0 PPR points.
How Week 1 went
Evan McPherson scored 19.0 PPR points and Chase McLaughlin scored 11.0.
The call was right: Evan McPherson outscored Chase McLaughlin by 8.0.
Evan McPherson finished 10.6 points above the 8.5 the props implied.
Evan McPherson, Week 1 against TB: 4 of 4 field goals, 3 of 3 extra points, 19.0 PPR points.
Chase McLaughlin, Week 1 against CIN: 2 of 2 field goals, 3 of 3 extra points, 11.0 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
K10 · TB · bye 10
- Overall rank
- 137
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 2
Ranked behind
K19 · CIN · bye 6
- Overall rank
- 226
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board89
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 2 and tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
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