Week7 · 2026
Scoring

Updated Fri 23 Oct, 11:04 PM ET

Bench
KTB

Chase McLaughlin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

@ Carolina PanthersSun 1:00 PM ETLatest report: Full

Projected
8.8pts
Week rank
K18
Started
81%

Range this weekNuvela estimate

Floor 6.3Ceiling 16.2

KTB @ CARK188.8 projected (6.3–16.2)PPR

Should I start Chase McLaughlin in Week 7?

Sit Chase McLaughlin in Week 7.

McLaughlin projects 8.8 PPR points to Brandon McManus’s 9.3.

Measured against the K12 start line: Brandon McManus, K12 at 9.3 projected PPR points, the last kicker inside it.

ConfidenceLowerToss-up · 0.5 pts

McManus

McManus has an offense expected to score more (25.8 points to 20.8).

McLaughlin

McLaughlin has a safer floor (6.3 to 5.8).

Tiebreaker: McManus

The case for McLaughlin is a safer floor (6.3 to 5.8) and more upside (a ceiling of 16.2 to 12.1).

What flips it

Start Chase McLaughlin instead if you need a big week: he has more upside (a ceiling of 16.2 to 12.1).

Why Chase McLaughlin

Sit Chase McLaughlin, 0.5 pts behind Brandon McManus.

Matchup

Chase McLaughlin (TB) faces CAR, kickoff Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET. His team projects 20.8 points. His team is expected to trail.

Recent form

Chase McLaughlin's last 5 games: PPR points Wk 2 · 16.0, Wk 3 · 12.0, Wk 4 · 2.0, Wk 5 · 7.0, Wk 6 · 17.0 (oldest to newest).

Compare Chase McLaughlin with…

The players closest to Chase McLaughlin in this week’s PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning, or compare your own players.

Chase McLaughlinK18 · 8.8 proj

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Closest calls

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Stats behind the call

Each of McLaughlin’s figures beside the K12 start line. Blue means he’s ahead of it.

StatMcLaughlinBench@ CARK12 lineMcManus · @ LV
Scoring
ProjectionMcLaughlin: 8.8McManus: 9.3
Projected team pointsMcLaughlin: 20.8McManus: 25.8
Range
Last 5 games PPR pointsK12 line 9.3Avg 10.8Chase McLaughlin’s last 5 games in PPR points, oldest to newest: Week 2, 16.0; Week 3, 12.0; Week 4, 2.0; Week 5, 7.0; Week 6, 17.0. Week 7 projection 8.8. The K12 start line is 9.3.
FloorMcLaughlin: 6.3McManus: 5.8
CeilingMcLaughlin: 16.2McManus: 12.1
SteadinessMcLaughlin: Steady±5.6 pts · 6 gamesMcManus: Steady±4.3 pts

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