Ladd McConkey vs. DeVonta Smith: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Ladd McConkey. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, and Ladd McConkey is projected for 11.5 PPR points vs HOU.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Ladd McConkey vs. DeVonta Smith: Week 9 side by side

Ladd McConkey
WR · LAC
DeVonta Smith
WR · PHI
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)11.5—
Floor (lowest source)10.5—
Ceiling (highest source)13.0—
StatChasers projection11.0 (WR31)—
Opponentvs HOUBye
Opponent vs. position4th-softest (37.3 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage9% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Ladd McConkey vs. DeVonta Smith Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Ladd McConkey or DeVonta Smith in Week 9?

Start Ladd McConkey. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, while Ladd McConkey projects for 11.5 PPR points vs HOU.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Ladd McConkey or DeVonta Smith?

Ladd McConkey plays HOU and DeVonta Smith 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.

Does PPR scoring change Ladd McConkey vs. DeVonta Smith?

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.

Are Ladd McConkey and DeVonta Smith playing in Week 9?

Ladd McConkey has no injury designation, and DeVonta Smith is on a bye.

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

Where do the Ladd McConkey and DeVonta Smith 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). Ladd McConkey is projected by 6 of them and DeVonta Smith by 0.

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

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