Start Travis Kelce. Kelce is projected for 12.5 PPR points vs 9.8 for Cam Skattebo, and faces the 15th-softest defense against TEs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Travis Kelce TE · KC | Cam Skattebo RB · NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 12.5 | 9.8 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 13.7 | 13.5 |
| StatChasers projection | 12.5 (TE6) | — |
| Opponent | vs NYJ | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 15th-softest (13.9 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | 20% target share (last 3) | 37% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | TE | RB |
| Our call | START · Strong TE1 | SIT · Doubtful |
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Start Travis Kelce. Kelce projects for 12.5 PPR points vs NYJ, against 9.8 for Cam Skattebo on a bye: a 2.7-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.
Cam Skattebo is listed as Doubtful; check the final injury report before kickoff.
Travis Kelce is projected to score more: 12.5 PPR points to 9.8 for Cam Skattebo.
The sources range from 10.6 to 13.7 for Kelce and from 6.1 to 13.5 for Skattebo. The ranges overlap, so Skattebo outscoring Kelce is a realistic result.
Travis Kelce is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Kelce at 10.6 PPR points, against 6.1 for Cam Skattebo.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Travis Kelce has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Kelce at 13.7 PPR points, against 13.5 for Cam Skattebo.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Travis Kelce plays NYJ and Cam Skattebo 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 Travis Kelce has drawn 20% of his team's targets, and Cam Skattebo 37% of his team's carries.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Travis Kelce.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Travis Kelce has no injury designation, and Cam Skattebo is listed as Doubtful.
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). Travis Kelce is projected by 5 of them and Cam Skattebo by 2.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.