Start Ryan Flournoy. Flournoy is projected for 9.4 PPR points vs 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr., and faces the 6th-toughest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Ryan Flournoy WR · DAL | Deebo Samuel Sr. WR · SF | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 9.4 | 0.7 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 8.7 | 0.7 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 10.2 | 0.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 10.2 (WR35) | — |
| Opponent | vs IND | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 6th-toughest (27.4 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | 16% target share (last 3) | 11% target share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | WR |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Ryan Flournoy. Flournoy projects for 9.4 PPR points vs IND, against 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr. on a bye: a 8.7-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.
Ryan Flournoy is projected to score more: 9.4 PPR points to 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr..
The sources range from 8.7 to 10.2 for Flournoy and from 0.7 to 0.7 for Samuel Sr.. Even Samuel Sr.'s highest projection is below Flournoy's lowest.
Ryan Flournoy is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Flournoy at 8.7 PPR points, against 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr..
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Ryan Flournoy has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Flournoy at 10.2 PPR points, against 0.7 for Deebo Samuel Sr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Ryan Flournoy plays IND 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.
Over his recent games Ryan Flournoy has drawn 16% of his team's targets, and Deebo Samuel Sr. 11% of his team's targets.
Ryan Flournoy has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Ryan Flournoy.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Ryan Flournoy 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.
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). Ryan Flournoy 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.