Start Bhayshul Tuten. Tuten is projected for 15.1 PPR points vs 12.3 for DK Metcalf, and faces the 13th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Bhayshul Tuten RB · JAX | DK Metcalf WR · PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 15.1 | 12.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 14.4 | 11.5 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.3 | 13.1 |
| StatChasers projection | 15.5 (RB17) | 13.1 (WR19) |
| Opponent | vs IND | vs CLE |
| Opponent vs. position | 13th-softest (22.0 pts/g allowed) | 14th-softest (31.8 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 63% carry share (last 3) | 25% target share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | WR |
| Our call | START · RB2 | START · WR2 |
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Start Bhayshul Tuten. Tuten projects for 15.1 PPR points vs IND, against 12.3 for DK Metcalf vs CLE: a 2.8-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.
Bhayshul Tuten is projected to score more: 15.1 PPR points to 12.3 for DK Metcalf.
The sources range from 14.4 to 16.3 for Tuten and from 11.5 to 13.1 for Metcalf. Even Metcalf's highest projection is below Tuten's lowest.
Bhayshul Tuten is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Tuten at 14.4 PPR points, against 11.5 for DK Metcalf.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Bhayshul Tuten has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Tuten at 16.3 PPR points, against 13.1 for DK Metcalf.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Bhayshul Tuten plays IND and DK Metcalf plays CLE in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Tuten faces the 13th-softest defense against RBs and Metcalf faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs, so Bhayshul Tuten 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 Bhayshul Tuten has drawn 63% of his team's carries, and DK Metcalf 25% of his team's targets.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is DK Metcalf.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Bhayshul Tuten nor DK Metcalf has an injury designation for Week 8.
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). Bhayshul Tuten is projected by 6 of them and DK Metcalf by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.