Start Jonah Coleman. Coleman is projected for 14.9 PPR points vs 11.6 for Alvin Kamara, and faces the 2nd-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Jonah Coleman RB · DEN | Alvin Kamara RB · NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 14.9 | 11.6 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 13.7 | 9.5 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.6 | 12.6 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.6 (RB10) | 9.5 (RB30) |
| Opponent | vs CAR | vs CLE |
| Opponent vs. position | 2nd-softest (28.3 pts/g allowed) | 15th-toughest (21.1 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 39% carry share (last 3) | 22% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · Strong RB1 | FLEX · Flex |
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Start Jonah Coleman. Coleman projects for 14.9 PPR points vs CAR, against 11.6 for Alvin Kamara vs CLE: a 3.3-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Jonah Coleman is projected to score more: 14.9 PPR points to 11.6 for Alvin Kamara.
The sources range from 13.7 to 16.6 for Coleman and from 9.5 to 12.6 for Kamara. Even Kamara's highest projection is below Coleman's lowest.
Jonah Coleman is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Coleman at 13.7 PPR points, against 9.5 for Alvin Kamara.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Jonah Coleman has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Coleman at 16.6 PPR points, against 12.6 for Alvin Kamara.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Jonah Coleman plays CAR and Alvin Kamara plays CLE in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Coleman faces the 2nd-softest defense against RBs and Kamara faces the 15th-toughest defense against RBs, so Jonah Coleman has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Jonah Coleman has drawn 39% of his team's carries, and Alvin Kamara 22% of his team's carries.
Jonah Coleman has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Jonah Coleman nor Alvin Kamara has an injury designation for Week 9.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Jonah Coleman is projected by 6 of them and Alvin Kamara by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.