Start Tanner McKee. McKee is projected for 12.2 PPR points vs 11.6 for Daniel Jones, and faces the 2nd-softest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Tanner McKee QB · PHI | Daniel Jones QB · IND | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.0 | 9.8 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| StatChasers projection | 12.5 (QB28) | 12.5 (QB27) |
| Opponent | vs WAS | vs JAX |
| Opponent vs. position | 2nd-softest (22.7 pts/g allowed) | 14th-toughest (16.7 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Tanner McKee. McKee projects for 12.2 PPR points vs WAS, against 11.6 for Daniel Jones vs JAX: a 0.6-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.
Tanner McKee is projected to score more: 12.2 PPR points to 11.6 for Daniel Jones.
The sources range from 11.0 to 13.6 for McKee and from 9.8 to 13.3 for Jones. The ranges overlap, so Jones outscoring McKee is a realistic result.
Tanner McKee is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has McKee at 11.0 PPR points, against 9.8 for Daniel Jones.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Tanner McKee has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has McKee at 13.6 PPR points, against 13.3 for Daniel Jones.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Tanner McKee plays WAS and Daniel Jones plays JAX in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, McKee faces the 2nd-softest defense against QBs and Jones faces the 14th-toughest defense against QBs, so Tanner McKee 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 Tanner McKee nor Daniel Jones has an injury designation for Week 8.
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). Tanner McKee is projected by 6 of them and Daniel Jones by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.