Stowers
TE · PHI @ WAS
Kickoff Sun 8:20 PM ET
Projected points0.7ptsUsage estimate
Kacmarek
TE · MIA vs NE
Kickoff Sun 4:25 PM ETLatest report: Limited · hamstring
Projected points0.9pts
Toss-up
Bench
Eli Stowers or Will Kacmarek: Who Should I Start in Week 8?
Toss-up. Eli Stowers gets the nod over Will Kacmarek.
- Confidence
- Lower
- The two projections come from different sources; one is a Nuvela estimate
Stowers's number is our own estimate because his prop lines aren't posted yet, so this call is less sure than the gap looks.
Case for Kacmarek
The case for Kacmarek is an offense expected to score more (18.0 points to 17.5) and more of the snaps (43% to 18%).
Flips if
Start Will Kacmarek instead if you want more of the snaps (43% to 18%).
Risk
Eli Stowers has played 1 game since missing time. Will Kacmarek was limited in practice: check the final injury report and the inactives, posted about 90 minutes before kickoff. As of Sat 1:00 AM ET
Highlights
StowersToss-upTE · PHI @ WASProjected0.7pts
Helps him
- WASvs TEsEdgeWAS is the 2nd softest defense for tight ends.
Hurts him
- 3%targetsHe draws only 3% of his team’s targets.
- 1.0per gameHe sees only 1.0 targets a game.
KacmarekFirst outTE · MIA vs NEUsually 0.9+0.0pts this week
Helps him
- 1.5ceilingHis best weeks reach about 1.5 points.
Hurts him
- 5%targetsHe draws only 5% of his team’s targets.
- 1.0per gameHe sees only 1.0 targets a game.
EdgeFrom the game around him.
Stat comparison
Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.
Stat
Scoring
ProjectionStowers: 0.7Kacmarek: 0.9 (best)
TD pointsof the projectionStowers: Our estimateKacmarek: 0.4
Expected TDsthis weekStowers: Our estimateKacmarek: 0.06
Projected team pointsStowers: 17.5Kacmarek: 18.0 (best)
Red zone targetsper gameStowers: 0.0Kacmarek: 0.0
Role
Snap shareStowers: 18%Kacmarek: 43% (best)
Usage worthptsStowers: 1.4Kacmarek: 1.5 (best)
Target shareStowers: 3%Kacmarek: 5% (best)
Targets / gameStowers: 1.0Kacmarek: 1.0
Air yards shareStowers: 4% (best)Kacmarek: 2%
Vacated targets this weekStowers: 15.6 (best)Kacmarek: 0.0
RZ target shareStowers: 0%Kacmarek: 0%
Inside 10 target shareStowers: 0%Kacmarek: 0%
Catch rateStowers: 1 targetKacmarek: 50%
Usage worth vs scoredStowers: Earned by usage 1.4Scored 0.0Kacmarek: Earned by usage 1.5Scored 0.9
WOPRStowers: 0.07Kacmarek: 0.09 (best)
Range
FloorStowers: 0.4Kacmarek: 0.5 (best)
CeilingStowers: 1.3Kacmarek: 1.5 (best)
Points from TDssteadier when lowerStowers: 0 ptsKacmarek: 0%
Big weeks (15+ pts)Stowers: 1 gameKacmarek: 0%
Dud weeks (under 5 pts)lower is betterStowers: 1 gameKacmarek: 100%
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his positionStowers: A+ (best)2026, 6 gmKacmarek: C-2026, 7 gm
Game scriptStowers: Expected to trail (best)Kacmarek: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterStowers: 1.3Kacmarek: 1.0 (best)
Defense funnelStowers: NeutralKacmarek: Neutral
Opp pass yds allowedStowers: 28th (soft) (best)Kacmarek: 19th (average)
Starting QBStowers: McKee (Active)Kacmarek: Willis (Active)
Opp defender outStowers: Payne (NT)Kacmarek: None listed
Roof / surfacegrassStowers: OpenKacmarek: Open
Rest / scheduleStowers: NormalKacmarek: Normal
Opp paceStowers: 12th (average) (best)Kacmarek: 16th (average)
Opp deep targets allowed / gameStowers: 0.514th (average)Kacmarek: 0.9 (best)30th (soft)
Opp catch rate allowedStowers: 76% (best)23rd (soft)Kacmarek: 70%10th (tough)
Form
Last 3 avgStowers: 1 gameKacmarek: 1.3
Last 5 avgStowers: 1 gameKacmarek: 1.1
vs seasonStowers: 0.0Kacmarek: +0.4 (Rising) (best)
Yards per route runStowers: 0Kacmarek: 0.67 (best)
Receiving aDOTStowers: 1 targetKacmarek: 4.3
Target share trendStowers: 1 gameKacmarek: Cooling
Games since injuryStowers: 1Kacmarek: None recently
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterStowers: TE88Kacmarek: TE84 (best)
Yards linereceivingStowers: Our estimateKacmarek: 0.5
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