Start C.J. Stroud. Stroud is projected for 17.1 PPR points vs 1.8 for Tanner McKee, and faces the 8th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| C.J. Stroud QB · HOU | Tanner McKee QB · PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 17.1 | 1.8 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 16.7 | 0.9 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 17.6 | 2.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 17.6 (QB13) | — |
| Opponent | vs LAC | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 8th-toughest (14.3 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | FLEX · Streamer | SIT · Bench |
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Start C.J. Stroud. Stroud projects for 17.1 PPR points vs LAC, against 1.8 for Tanner McKee on a bye: a 15.3-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.
C.J. Stroud is projected to score more: 17.1 PPR points to 1.8 for Tanner McKee.
The sources range from 16.7 to 17.6 for Stroud and from 0.9 to 2.7 for McKee. Even McKee's highest projection is below Stroud's lowest.
C.J. Stroud is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Stroud at 16.7 PPR points, against 0.9 for Tanner McKee.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
C.J. Stroud has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Stroud at 17.6 PPR points, against 2.7 for Tanner McKee.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
C.J. Stroud plays LAC and Tanner McKee 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.
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.
C.J. Stroud has no injury designation, and Tanner McKee is on a bye.
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). C.J. Stroud is projected by 6 of them and Tanner McKee by 2.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.