Zay Flowers vs. DJ Moore: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Zay Flowers. Flowers is projected for 12.8 PPR points vs 12.2 for DJ Moore, and faces the 6th-softest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Zay Flowers vs. DJ Moore: Week 9 side by side

Zay Flowers
WR · BAL
DJ Moore
WR · BUF
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)12.812.2
Floor (lowest source)11.311.3
Ceiling (highest source)13.913.1
StatChasers projection11.3 (WR30)11.3 (WR28)
Opponentvs JAXvs MIN
Opponent vs. position6th-softest (36.9 pts/g allowed)4th-toughest (25.9 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage30% target share (last 3)21% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
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Zay Flowers vs. DJ Moore Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Zay Flowers or DJ Moore in Week 9?

Start Zay Flowers. Flowers projects for 12.8 PPR points vs JAX, against 12.2 for DJ Moore vs MIN: a 0.6-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.

Zay Flowers vs. DJ Moore: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Zay Flowers is projected to score more: 12.8 PPR points to 12.2 for DJ Moore.

The sources range from 11.3 to 13.9 for Flowers and from 11.3 to 13.1 for Moore. The ranges overlap, so Moore outscoring Flowers is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Zay Flowers or DJ Moore?

They share the same floor, 11.3 PPR points.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Zay Flowers or DJ Moore?

Zay Flowers has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Flowers at 13.9 PPR points, against 13.1 for DJ Moore.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Zay Flowers or DJ Moore?

Zay Flowers plays JAX and DJ Moore plays MIN in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Flowers faces the 6th-softest defense against WRs and Moore faces the 4th-toughest defense against WRs, so Zay Flowers has the softer matchup.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Who gets more volume, Zay Flowers or DJ Moore?

Over his recent games Zay Flowers has drawn 30% of his team's targets, and DJ Moore 21% of his team's targets.

Zay Flowers has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Zay Flowers vs. DJ Moore?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Zay Flowers.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Zay Flowers and DJ Moore playing in Week 9?

Neither Zay Flowers nor DJ Moore has an injury designation for Week 9.

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

Where do the Zay Flowers and DJ Moore 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). Zay Flowers is projected by 6 of them and DJ Moore by 6.

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

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