Drake London vs. Bucky Irving: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Drake London. London is projected for 17.4 PPR points vs 15.5 for Bucky Irving, and faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Drake London vs. Bucky Irving: Week 9 side by side

Drake London
WR · ATL
Bucky Irving
RB · TB
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)17.415.5
Floor (lowest source)16.413.6
Ceiling (highest source)18.517.6
StatChasers projection18.2 (WR7)14.4 (RB16)
Opponentvs CINvs CHI
Opponent vs. position14th-softest (32.9 pts/g allowed)3rd-toughest (17.8 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage30% target share (last 3)54% carry share (last 3)
PositionWRRB
Our callSTART · Strong WR1START · RB2

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Drake London vs. Bucky Irving Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Drake London or Bucky Irving in Week 9?

Start Drake London. London projects for 17.4 PPR points vs CIN, against 15.5 for Bucky Irving vs CHI: a 1.9-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.

Drake London vs. Bucky Irving: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Drake London is projected to score more: 17.4 PPR points to 15.5 for Bucky Irving.

The sources range from 16.4 to 18.5 for London and from 13.6 to 17.6 for Irving. The ranges overlap, so Irving outscoring London is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Drake London or Bucky Irving?

Drake London is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has London at 16.4 PPR points, against 13.6 for Bucky Irving.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Drake London or Bucky Irving?

Drake London has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has London at 18.5 PPR points, against 17.6 for Bucky Irving.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Drake London or Bucky Irving?

Drake London plays CIN and Bucky Irving plays CHI in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, London faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs and Irving faces the 3rd-toughest defense against RBs, so Drake London 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.

Who gets more volume, Drake London or Bucky Irving?

Over his recent games Drake London has drawn 30% of his team's targets, and Bucky Irving 54% of his team's carries.

Does PPR scoring change Drake London vs. Bucky Irving?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Drake London.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Drake London and Bucky Irving playing in Week 9?

Neither Drake London nor Bucky Irving has an injury designation for Week 9.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Drake London and Bucky Irving projections come from?

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). Drake London is projected by 6 of them and Bucky Irving by 6.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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