Jakobi Meyers vs. Deebo Samuel Sr.: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Jakobi Meyers. Meyers is projected for 9.8 PPR points vs 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr., and faces the 8th-softest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Jakobi Meyers vs. Deebo Samuel Sr.: Week 9 side by side

Jakobi Meyers
WR · JAX
Deebo Samuel Sr.
WR · SF
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)9.80.7
Floor (lowest source)9.30.7
Ceiling (highest source)10.70.7
StatChasers projection9.6 (WR45)—
Opponentvs BALBye
Opponent vs. position8th-softest (35.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage17% target share (last 3)11% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · Bench

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Jakobi Meyers vs. Deebo Samuel Sr. Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jakobi Meyers or Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 9?

Start Jakobi Meyers. Meyers projects for 9.8 PPR points vs BAL, against 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr. on a bye: a 9.1-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.

Jakobi Meyers vs. Deebo Samuel Sr.: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Jakobi Meyers is projected to score more: 9.8 PPR points to 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr..

The sources range from 9.3 to 10.7 for Meyers and from 0.7 to 0.7 for Samuel Sr.. Even Samuel Sr.'s highest projection is below Meyers's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Jakobi Meyers or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Jakobi Meyers is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Meyers at 9.3 PPR points, against 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr..

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Jakobi Meyers or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Jakobi Meyers has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Meyers at 10.7 PPR points, against 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr..

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Jakobi Meyers or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Jakobi Meyers plays BAL and Deebo Samuel Sr. 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.

Who gets more volume, Jakobi Meyers or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Over his recent games Jakobi Meyers has drawn 17% of his team's targets, and Deebo Samuel Sr. 11% of his team's targets.

Jakobi Meyers has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Jakobi Meyers vs. Deebo Samuel Sr.?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Jakobi Meyers.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Jakobi Meyers and Deebo Samuel Sr. playing in Week 9?

Jakobi Meyers has no injury designation, and Deebo Samuel Sr. is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Jakobi Meyers and Deebo Samuel Sr. projections come from?

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). Jakobi Meyers is projected by 6 of them and Deebo Samuel Sr. by 1.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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