Start Kimani Vidal. Vidal is projected for 6.9 PPR points vs 4.3 for Brian Robinson Jr., and faces the 13th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Kimani Vidal RB · LAC | Brian Robinson Jr. RB · ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 6.9 | 4.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 8.8 | 4.3 |
| StatChasers projection | 5.4 (RB46) | — |
| Opponent | vs HOU | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 13th-softest (22.3 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | 28% carry share (last 3) | 32% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · IR |
Settle every start/sit call with projections, matchup, recent usage and floor-versus-ceiling for your exact scoring settings.
Start Kimani Vidal. Vidal projects for 6.9 PPR points vs HOU, against 4.3 for Brian Robinson Jr. on a bye: a 2.6-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.
Brian Robinson Jr. is on IR; check the final injury report before kickoff.
Kimani Vidal is projected to score more: 6.9 PPR points to 4.3 for Brian Robinson Jr..
The sources range from 5.1 to 8.8 for Vidal and from 4.3 to 4.3 for Robinson Jr.. Even Robinson Jr.'s highest projection is below Vidal's lowest.
Kimani Vidal is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Vidal at 5.1 PPR points, against 4.3 for Brian Robinson Jr..
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Kimani Vidal has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Vidal at 8.8 PPR points, against 4.3 for Brian Robinson Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Kimani Vidal plays HOU and Brian Robinson Jr. is on a bye in Week 9.
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 Kimani Vidal has drawn 28% of his team's carries, and Brian Robinson Jr. 32% of his team's carries.
Brian Robinson Jr. 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.
Kimani Vidal has no injury designation, and Brian Robinson Jr. is on IR.
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). Kimani Vidal is projected by 6 of them and Brian Robinson Jr. by 1.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.