Start Derrick Henry. Henry is projected for 14.2 PPR points vs 9.0 for Kendre Miller, and faces the 1st-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Derrick Henry RB · BAL | Kendre Miller RB · NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 14.2 | 9.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.9 | 6.5 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.9 | 10.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 13.9 (RB18) | 10.2 (RB29) |
| Opponent | vs JAX | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 1st-toughest (16.8 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | 65% carry share (last 3) | 53% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · RB2 | FLEX · Flex |
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Start Derrick Henry. Henry projects for 14.2 PPR points vs JAX, against 9.0 for Kendre Miller on a bye: a 5.2-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.
Derrick Henry is projected to score more: 14.2 PPR points to 9.0 for Kendre Miller.
The sources range from 11.9 to 16.9 for Henry and from 6.5 to 10.7 for Miller. Even Miller's highest projection is below Henry's lowest.
Derrick Henry is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Henry at 11.9 PPR points, against 6.5 for Kendre Miller.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Derrick Henry has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Henry at 16.9 PPR points, against 10.7 for Kendre Miller.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Derrick Henry plays JAX and Kendre Miller 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 Derrick Henry has drawn 65% of his team's carries, and Kendre Miller 53% of his team's carries.
Derrick Henry 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.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Derrick Henry has no injury designation, and Kendre Miller 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). Derrick Henry is projected by 6 of them and Kendre Miller by 4.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.