Too close to call: Geno Smith (13.8) and Carson Wentz (13.7) project within 0.1 PPR points of each other in Week 9, and Geno Smith faces the 6th-toughest defense against QBs.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Geno Smith QB · NYJ | Carson Wentz QB · MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 13.8 | 13.7 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.9 | 10.8 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 15.2 | 15.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 13.4 (QB28) | 14.0 (QB26) |
| Opponent | vs KC | vs BUF |
| Opponent vs. position | 6th-toughest (13.9 pts/g allowed) | 11th-softest (19.0 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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It is a coin flip. Geno Smith projects for 13.8 PPR points and Carson Wentz for 13.7, within 0.1 of each other.
Break the tie with the floor if you are favored this week, and with the ceiling if you need a big game to win.
They are projected almost level: 13.8 PPR points for Geno Smith and 13.7 for Carson Wentz.
The sources range from 11.9 to 15.2 for Smith and from 10.8 to 15.7 for Wentz. Either result is well inside both ranges.
Geno Smith is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Smith at 11.9 PPR points, against 10.8 for Carson Wentz.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Carson Wentz has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Wentz at 15.7 PPR points, against 15.2 for Geno Smith.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Geno Smith plays KC and Carson Wentz plays BUF in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Smith faces the 6th-toughest defense against QBs and Wentz faces the 11th-softest defense against QBs, so Carson Wentz 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 Geno Smith nor Carson Wentz 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). Geno Smith is projected by 6 of them and Carson Wentz by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.