Start Dylan Sampson. Sampson is projected for 8.6 PPR points vs 6.3 for Audric Estime, and faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Dylan Sampson RB · CLE | Audric Estime RB · NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 8.6 | 6.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 9.0 | 11.4 |
| StatChasers projection | 7.4 (RB36) | — |
| Opponent | vs NO | vs CLE |
| Opponent vs. position | 1st-softest (30.0 pts/g allowed) | 15th-toughest (21.1 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 11% carry share (last 3) | 31% carry share (last 1) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Dylan Sampson. Sampson projects for 8.6 PPR points vs NO, against 6.3 for Audric Estime vs CLE: a 2.3-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.
Dylan Sampson is projected to score more: 8.6 PPR points to 6.3 for Audric Estime.
The sources range from 7.4 to 9.0 for Sampson and from 0.2 to 11.4 for Estime. The ranges overlap, so Estime outscoring Sampson is a realistic result.
Dylan Sampson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Sampson at 7.4 PPR points, against 0.2 for Audric Estime.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Audric Estime has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Estime at 11.4 PPR points, against 9.0 for Dylan Sampson.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Dylan Sampson plays NO and Audric Estime plays CLE in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Sampson faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs and Estime faces the 15th-toughest defense against RBs, so Dylan Sampson 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 Dylan Sampson has drawn 11% of his team's carries, and Audric Estime 31% of his team's carries.
Audric Estime 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 Dylan Sampson nor Audric Estime 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). Dylan Sampson is projected by 6 of them and Audric Estime by 4.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.