Start Jordan Mason. Mason is projected for 8.0 PPR points vs 6.0 for Austin Ekeler, and faces the 3rd-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Jordan Mason RB · MIN | Austin Ekeler RB · WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 6.9 | 3.6 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 8.9 | 7.6 |
| StatChasers projection | 8.6 (RB34) | 5.5 (RB45) |
| Opponent | vs BUF | vs LAR |
| Opponent vs. position | 3rd-softest (26.5 pts/g allowed) | 12th-toughest (19.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 47% carry share (last 3) | 16% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Jordan Mason. Mason projects for 8.0 PPR points vs BUF, against 6.0 for Austin Ekeler vs LAR: a 2.0-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.
Jordan Mason is projected to score more: 8.0 PPR points to 6.0 for Austin Ekeler.
The sources range from 6.9 to 8.9 for Mason and from 3.6 to 7.6 for Ekeler. The ranges overlap, so Ekeler outscoring Mason is a realistic result.
Jordan Mason is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Mason at 6.9 PPR points, against 3.6 for Austin Ekeler.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Jordan Mason has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Mason at 8.9 PPR points, against 7.6 for Austin Ekeler.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Jordan Mason plays BUF and Austin Ekeler plays LAR in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Mason faces the 3rd-softest defense against RBs and Ekeler faces the 12th-toughest defense against RBs, so Jordan Mason 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 Jordan Mason has drawn 47% of his team's carries, and Austin Ekeler 16% of his team's carries.
Jordan Mason 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 Jordan Mason nor Austin Ekeler has an injury designation for Week 9.
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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). Jordan Mason is projected by 6 of them and Austin Ekeler by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.