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Will Kacmarek

TE · Miami Dolphins

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Dynasty trade value 1,075
Dynasty rank#295out of all players
TE rank#53out of TEs
Age23years
7-day change-32-2.9%
Availability watch · Questionable

Questionable · Hamstring. Sleeper player record updated Nov 5, 1:50 AM UTC. nflverse depth rank: 2 (Tight End).

Structured status · higher confidence · Fresh within the seven-day observation window.
Does not change value
Data-driven analysis
Roster-specific plan

early-career tight end with rising usage

The same player can require a different decision depending on your competitive window and the liquidity of the return.

Contending roster

Win-now approach

A contender should treat Will Kacmarek as a lineup purchase only when the available usage does not yet prove a weekly lineup edge and the tight-end edge exceeds a cheaper active alternative. Do not use the current profile to assume routes, targets, or a guaranteed scoring outcome.

Rebuilding roster

Long-term approach

A rebuilder can retain Will Kacmarek's younger tight end window, but should sell if an offer prices more certainty than 3-week observed sample supports. The market-over-production gap is the cleanest point to test a liquidity gain.

Negotiation edge

Best market move

FairPlay values Will Kacmarek at 1,075. FairPlay's market proxy sits ahead of its production input by 6 points. Treat that as a model comparison, not a verified ADP or trade price.

Evidence file · November 6, 2026

Week 9 2 targets for Miami against Detroit

Week 5: 2 targets, 1 catch, 5 receiving yards, 38% snaps, and 2.5 yards per target. Week 8: 1 target, 0 catches, 0 receiving yards, 31% snaps, and 0.0 yards per target. Week 9: 2 targets, 1 catch, 6 receiving yards, 35% snaps, and 3.0 yards per target. This is observed box-score usage and offensive-snap context only.

Observed usage

NFL Weeks 8 and 9

  • Week 8: 1 targets · 0 receptions · 0 receiving yards · 0 rec TD · 31% snaps · 0.0 PPR
  • Week 9: 2 targets · 1 receptions · 6 receiving yards · 0 rec TD · 35% snaps · 1.6 PPR
Market price vs model evidence

Projection input comparison

FairPlay's steady market proxy (72) is above its mixed production input (66). This is a FairPlay input comparison, not a verified external ADP or market price.

FairPlay value 1,075 · Overall rank #295 · Market proxy 72 · Projected production input 66
What changes the call

What would change the call on Will Kacmarek

  • A second verified row that materially changes target volume and yards per target from Week 9 would test whether Will Kacmarek's latest role is repeatable.
  • A material move in draft capital, currently the weakest scored input, would challenge the roster status-led thesis.
  • A narrowing or wider FairPlay market-proxy/production-model gap from the current 6 points would change the disagreement being priced.
Two deals to test

Will Kacmarek: calculator checks after week 9 2 targets

These are negotiation scenarios calibrated to the current FairPlay tier, not promises that every league will price the assets identically.

Same-position comparison

Will Kacmarek or Michael Mayer for a lineup spot?

Will Kacmarek ↔ Michael Mayer (calculator comparison, not a quote)

Michael Mayer has an Active roster status and a usable local usage row. Compare each player's FairPlay value and current workload in the calculator. This page does not claim that the swap is even in an outside market.

Roster-build comparison

Would Jaden Bradley fit this roster better than Will Kacmarek?

Will Kacmarek ↔ Jaden Bradley (calculator comparison, not a quote)

Jaden Bradley is an Active wide receiver with a usable local usage row. Compare the two values in the calculator, then decide whether the positional change helps this roster. No outside-market adjustment is asserted.

Player-specific FAQ

Will Kacmarek dynasty value questions

Does Will Kacmarek's rising target volume support the bench tier for an early-career tight end?

For Miami against Detroit, Week 9 2 targets rose from the prior usable row. The decision is whether that workload supports the current dynasty value. FairPlay's strongest scored input is roster status (100), while draft capital is the main limitation. The usage record can test that read but cannot verify an external price or future outcome.

Does week 9 2 targets justify the market-proxy lead for Will Kacmarek, an early-career bench-tier tight end?

A second verified row that materially changes target volume and yards per target from Week 9 would test whether Will Kacmarek's latest role is repeatable. Separately, a material draft capital change or a different market-proxy/production-model gap would require a new FairPlay read.

7-day trade value trend
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Why this value

Career window

Will Kacmarek is age 23, with a career-window input score of 95/100 for TEs.

Market context

The search-rank proxy is 72/100. Production, opportunity and efficiency are projection-derived inputs, not measured NFL performance. Agreement among these inputs is not independent on-field confirmation.

TE value context

These TE projection inputs combine prior information; they are not observed NFL percentiles. Current-season weekly records are shown separately and do not change the published production window.

Player-specific inputs

Model value breakdown

Normalized model input scores, not probabilities. Projection-derived scores are estimates. They do not establish a measured NFL role, even when a separate current-season weekly record exists. The career-window and draft-capital scales are not empirical percentiles.

Sleeper search-rank proxy72/100
Projected production input66/100
Projected opportunity input83/100
Projected efficiency input64/100
Career-window input95/100
Draft-capital input55/100
Dynasty manager takeaway

Career-window input is the strongest part of Will Kacmarek’s current profile at 95/100. Draft-capital input is the clearest source of downside at 55/100. For trade decisions, compare that strength-and-risk mix with your roster timeline rather than relying on the overall value alone.

Fair trade range

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