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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Will Kacmarek ⚠️ experimental

TE · Ohio State · Class of 2026 · Model rank #167 (pos #21)
330
Projected career fp
7.5
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.5
Proj yrs in league
22.0
Age
1
Comps w/ NFL data
v3.0 note — TE projections are preview-grade. The engine's TE Spearman ρ is 0.086 vs 0.27+ for QB/RB/WR. TE-specific feature weights are on the v3.1 roadmap. Use this comp grid as a directional indicator, not a hard projection. See methodology.
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NFL comparables — first 6 career games

N = 6 games6 games is a very small sample. This shows how these players began, not how they will finish. It is a comparison, not a projection, and it should not be read as a settled view of anyone’s career. Drawn from 515 historical TEs who played at least 6 career games. A “game” is one in which the player recorded a stat line. Inactive weeks do not count, and the same rule is applied to the rookie and to every historical player he is compared against.

Will Kacmarek’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 6 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.

Player Debut First 6 career games Similarity Career outcome Career fp Seasons
Will Kacmarek this rookie20267 tgt · 3 rec · 24 yds · 0 TD————
Randall Telfer20168 tgt · 3 rec · 24 yds · 0 TD0.950bust92
Johnny Mundt20187 tgt · 4 rec · 29 yds · 0 TD0.908active1699
David Morgan20166 tgt · 4 rec · 32 yds · 0 TD0.900bust363
Demetrius Harris20146 tgt · 3 rec · 20 yds · 0 TD0.898depth2178
Elijah Higgins20236 tgt · 3 rec · 28 yds · 0 TD0.898active1814
Jonathan Stupar20095 tgt · 3 rec · 26 yds · 0 TD0.896bust322
Sheldon Jackson19998 tgt · 4 rec · 34 yds · 0 TD0.889bust293
Darren Waller20156 tgt · 2 rec · 18 yds · 0 TD0.888active1,02210
Evan Rodriguez20127 tgt · 3 rec · 19 yds · 0 TD0.888bust62
Taylor Thompson20127 tgt · 3 rec · 19 yds · 0 TD0.888bust253
Pre-season college projection and college comps secondary
Superseded by the NFL comparison above. This is the pre-season estimate, built before Will Kacmarek played a down: his college production comped against historical college players, anchored on draft capital. It is a weaker estimator (prospect back-test ρ 0.27 ex-TE) and it knows nothing about what he has actually done in the NFL. Kept for reference only.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 3, Pick #87 — MIA
KTC consensus. Not currently ranked on KTC. No delta available.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is the pick-tier baseline for this position. No comps with meaningful NFL careers — the historical college players most similar to this prospect either didn't reach the NFL or only had cup-of-coffee stints (<200 career fp). The pick-tier baseline anchors the number to what players in this position+pick range historically produce. low-confidence comp pool

Projection inputs

College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.

College adj career fp/g: 3.77Final season fp/g: 5.47Peak season fp/g: 5.47Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Will Kacmarek. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.

College player School Class Similarity NFL outcome NFL career Career fp Peak3 fp/g Seasons
Neal JohnsonLouisiana20240.736unknownNeal Johnson———
Shane CalhounEast Carolina20240.650unknownShane Calhoun———
Treyton WelchWyoming20240.641unknownTreyton Welch00.01
Grayson BarnesWest Virginia20260.611unknownGrayson Barnes———
Damarcus ThomasSouth Alabama20250.560unknownDamarcus Thomas———
Christian TrahanHouston20230.497unknownChristian Trahan———
Alec HollerUCF20240.485unknownAlec Holler———
Justin HolmesPittsburgh20260.478unknownJustin Holmes———
Dallas PayneFlorida International20260.476unknownDallas Payne———
Colin WeberRutgers20260.458unknownColin Weber———
Jake RobertsBaylor20240.457unknownJake Roberts———
Broc LaneUtah State20260.454unknownBroc Lane———
Emmanuel StevensonArkansas State20250.435unknownEmmanuel Stevenson———
Jackson CanaanSan José State20260.434unknownJackson Canaan———
Lincoln SefcikSouth Alabama20240.433unknownLincoln Sefcik———
Leonard TaylorCincinnati20230.432unknownLeonard Taylor———
Oscar CardenasUTSA20240.430unknownOscar Cardenas———
Kyirin HeathSouthern Miss20260.425unknownKyirin Heath———
Bryce KennonCharlotte20250.423unknownBryce Kennon———
Alex BaumanMiami20260.403unknownAlex Bauman———
Bryce DamousUAB20250.402unknownBryce Damous———
Anthony TorresToledo20250.400unknownAnthony Torres———
River HelmsWestern Kentucky20250.393unknownRiver Helms———
Ahmon GreenGeorgia Southern20260.388unknownAhmon Green———
Christian SimsBowling Green20230.387unknownChristian Sims———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.