Start Caleb Williams. Williams is projected for 18.3 PPR points vs 14.6 for J.J. McCarthy, and faces the 4th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Caleb Williams QB · CHI | J.J. McCarthy QB · NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 18.3 | 14.6 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 16.6 | 10.9 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 20.1 | 17.5 |
| StatChasers projection | 20.0 (QB5) | 14.6 (QB23) |
| Opponent | vs TB | vs PHI |
| Opponent vs. position | 4th-toughest (13.1 pts/g allowed) | 10th-softest (19.3 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | START · Strong QB1 | SIT · Bench |
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Start Caleb Williams. Williams projects for 18.3 PPR points vs TB, against 14.6 for J.J. McCarthy vs PHI: a 3.7-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.
Caleb Williams is projected to score more: 18.3 PPR points to 14.6 for J.J. McCarthy.
The sources range from 16.6 to 20.1 for Williams and from 10.9 to 17.5 for McCarthy. The ranges overlap, so McCarthy outscoring Williams is a realistic result.
Caleb Williams is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Williams at 16.6 PPR points, against 10.9 for J.J. McCarthy.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Caleb Williams has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Williams at 20.1 PPR points, against 17.5 for J.J. McCarthy.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Caleb Williams plays TB and J.J. McCarthy plays PHI in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Williams faces the 4th-toughest defense against QBs and McCarthy faces the 10th-softest defense against QBs, so J.J. McCarthy 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.
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 Caleb Williams nor J.J. McCarthy has an injury designation for Week 9.
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). Caleb Williams is projected by 6 of them and J.J. McCarthy by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.