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Week7 · 2026
Scoring

Updated Sat 24 Oct, 12:00 AM ET

Bench
KCAR

Ryan Fitzgerald

Carolina Panthers

vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersSun 1:00 PM ET

Projected
9.4pts
Week rank
K10
Started
77%

Range this weekNuvela estimate

Floor 9.2Ceiling 12.0

KCAR vs TBK109.4 projected (9.2–12.0)PPR

Should I start Ryan Fitzgerald in Week 7?

Sit Ryan Fitzgerald in Week 7.

Fitzgerald projects 9.4 PPR points to Trey Smack’s 9.3.

Measured against the K12 start line: Trey Smack, K13 at 9.3 projected PPR points, the first kicker below it.

ConfidenceLowerToss-up · 0.1 pts

Smack

Smack has an offense expected to score more (25.0 points to 23.8).

Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald has a safer floor (9.2 to 6.0).

Tiebreaker: Smack

The case for Fitzgerald is a safer floor (9.2 to 6.0) and an opponent that stalls more drives in the red zone, which means more field goals (a touchdown on 47% of trips to 64%).

What flips it

Start Ryan Fitzgerald instead if you need a safe week: he has a safer floor (9.2 to 6.0).

Why Ryan Fitzgerald

Sit Ryan Fitzgerald: he projects 0.1 more, but Trey Smack gets the nod.

Working for Fitzgerald: Steady scorer (Very steady).

Matchup

Ryan Fitzgerald (CAR) faces TB, kickoff Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET. His team projects 23.8 points. His team is expected to lead.

Recent form

Ryan Fitzgerald's last 5 games: PPR points Wk 1 · 8.0, Wk 2 · 10.0, Wk 3 · 15.0, Wk 4 · 9.0, Wk 6 · 10.0 (oldest to newest).

Compare Ryan Fitzgerald with…

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

Ryan FitzgeraldK10 · 9.4 proj

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Closest calls

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Stats behind the call

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

StatFitzgeraldBenchvs TBK12 lineSmack · @ DET
Scoring
ProjectionFitzgerald: 9.4 (ahead of the line)Smack: 9.3
Projected team pointsFitzgerald: 23.8Smack: 25.0
Range
Last 5 games PPR pointsK12 line 9.3Avg 10.4Ryan Fitzgerald’s last 5 games in PPR points, oldest to newest: Week 1, 8.0; Week 2, 10.0; Week 3, 15.0; Week 4, 9.0; Week 6, 10.0. Week 7 projection 9.4. The K12 start line is 9.3.
FloorFitzgerald: 9.2 (ahead of the line)Smack: 6.0
CeilingFitzgerald: 12.0Smack: 12.2
SteadinessFitzgerald: Very steady±2.7 pts · 5 games (ahead of the line)Smack: Steady±4.2 pts · 6 games

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