Rome Odunze vs. Deebo Samuel Sr.: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Rome Odunze. Odunze is projected for 10.5 PPR points vs 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr., and faces the 8th-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Rome Odunze vs. Deebo Samuel Sr.: Week 9 side by side

Rome Odunze
WR · CHI
Deebo Samuel Sr.
WR · SF
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)10.50.7
Floor (lowest source)9.60.7
Ceiling (highest source)11.40.7
StatChasers projection11.3 (WR29)—
Opponentvs TBBye
Opponent vs. position8th-toughest (28.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage16% target share (last 3)11% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
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Rome Odunze vs. Deebo Samuel Sr. Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Rome Odunze or Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 9?

Start Rome Odunze. Odunze projects for 10.5 PPR points vs TB, against 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr. on a bye: a 9.8-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.

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

Rome Odunze is projected to score more: 10.5 PPR points to 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr..

The sources range from 9.6 to 11.4 for Odunze and from 0.7 to 0.7 for Samuel Sr.. Even Samuel Sr.'s highest projection is below Odunze's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Rome Odunze or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Rome Odunze is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Odunze at 9.6 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, Rome Odunze or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Rome Odunze has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Odunze at 11.4 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, Rome Odunze or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Rome Odunze plays TB 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, Rome Odunze or Deebo Samuel Sr.?

Over his recent games Rome Odunze has drawn 16% of his team's targets, and Deebo Samuel Sr. 11% of his team's targets.

Rome Odunze has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Rome Odunze 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 Rome Odunze.

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

Are Rome Odunze and Deebo Samuel Sr. playing in Week 9?

Rome Odunze 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 Rome Odunze 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). Rome Odunze 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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