Ryan Flournoy vs. DeVonta Smith: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Ryan Flournoy. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, and Ryan Flournoy is projected for 9.4 PPR points vs IND.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Ryan Flournoy vs. DeVonta Smith: Week 9 side by side

Ryan Flournoy
WR · DAL
DeVonta Smith
WR · PHI
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)9.4—
Floor (lowest source)8.7—
Ceiling (highest source)10.2—
StatChasers projection10.2 (WR35)—
Opponentvs INDBye
Opponent vs. position6th-toughest (27.4 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage16% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Ryan Flournoy vs. DeVonta Smith Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Ryan Flournoy or DeVonta Smith in Week 9?

Start Ryan Flournoy. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, while Ryan Flournoy projects for 9.4 PPR points vs IND.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Ryan Flournoy or DeVonta Smith?

Ryan Flournoy plays IND 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 Ryan Flournoy 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 Ryan Flournoy and DeVonta Smith playing in Week 9?

Ryan Flournoy 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 Ryan Flournoy 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). Ryan Flournoy 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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