Start Brian Robinson Jr.. Robinson Jr. is projected for 8.4 PPR points vs 7.5 for Rico Dowdle.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Brian Robinson Jr. RB · ATL | Rico Dowdle RB · PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 8.4 | 5.9 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 8.4 | 8.9 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | Bye | vs NO |
| Opponent vs. position | — | 1st-softest (29.7 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 32% carry share (last 3) | 33% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Brian Robinson Jr.. Robinson Jr. projects for 8.4 PPR points on a bye, against 7.5 for Rico Dowdle vs NO: a 0.9-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 projected to score more: 8.4 PPR points to 7.5 for Rico Dowdle.
The sources range from 8.4 to 8.4 for Robinson Jr. and from 5.9 to 8.9 for Dowdle. The ranges overlap, so Dowdle outscoring Robinson Jr. is a realistic result.
Brian Robinson Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Robinson Jr. at 8.4 PPR points, against 5.9 for Rico Dowdle.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Rico Dowdle has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Dowdle at 8.9 PPR points, against 8.4 for Brian Robinson Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Brian Robinson Jr. is on a bye and Rico Dowdle plays NO in Week 7.
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 Brian Robinson Jr. has drawn 32% of his team's carries, and Rico Dowdle 33% of his team's carries.
Rico Dowdle 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.
Brian Robinson Jr. is on a bye, and Rico Dowdle has no injury designation.
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). Brian Robinson Jr. is projected by 1 of them and Rico Dowdle by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.