Tucker Kraft vs. DeVonta Smith: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Tucker Kraft. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, and Tucker Kraft is projected for 11.3 PPR points vs NE.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Tucker Kraft vs. DeVonta Smith: Week 9 side by side

Tucker Kraft
TE · GB
DeVonta Smith
WR · PHI
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)11.3—
Floor (lowest source)10.8—
Ceiling (highest source)12.4—
StatChasers projection12.4 (TE7)—
Opponentvs NEBye
Opponent vs. position9th-toughest (11.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage17% target share (last 3)—
PositionTEWR
Our callSTART · TE1SIT · No projection

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Tucker Kraft vs. DeVonta Smith Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Tucker Kraft or DeVonta Smith in Week 9?

Start Tucker Kraft. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, while Tucker Kraft projects for 11.3 PPR points vs NE.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Tucker Kraft or DeVonta Smith?

Tucker Kraft plays NE 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 Tucker Kraft 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 Tucker Kraft and DeVonta Smith playing in Week 9?

Tucker Kraft 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 Tucker Kraft 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). Tucker Kraft is projected by 5 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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