Drake London vs. Stefon Diggs: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Drake London. London is projected for 17.4 PPR points vs 13.7 for Stefon Diggs, and faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Drake London vs. Stefon Diggs: Week 9 side by side

Drake London
WR · ATL
Stefon Diggs
WR · WAS
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)17.413.7
Floor (lowest source)16.411.5
Ceiling (highest source)18.516.0
StatChasers projection18.2 (WR7)11.5 (WR25)
Opponentvs CINvs LAR
Opponent vs. position14th-softest (32.9 pts/g allowed)5th-toughest (26.8 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage30% target share (last 3)23% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · Strong WR1START · WR3

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Drake London vs. Stefon Diggs Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Drake London or Stefon Diggs in Week 9?

Start Drake London. London projects for 17.4 PPR points vs CIN, against 13.7 for Stefon Diggs vs LAR: a 3.7-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.

Drake London vs. Stefon Diggs: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Drake London is projected to score more: 17.4 PPR points to 13.7 for Stefon Diggs.

The sources range from 16.4 to 18.5 for London and from 11.5 to 16.0 for Diggs. Even Diggs's highest projection is below London's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Drake London or Stefon Diggs?

Drake London is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has London at 16.4 PPR points, against 11.5 for Stefon Diggs.

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

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Drake London or Stefon Diggs?

Drake London has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has London at 18.5 PPR points, against 16.0 for Stefon Diggs.

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

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Drake London or Stefon Diggs?

Drake London plays CIN and Stefon Diggs plays LAR in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, London faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs and Diggs faces the 5th-toughest defense against WRs, so Drake London 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, Drake London or Stefon Diggs?

Over his recent games Drake London has drawn 30% of his team's targets, and Stefon Diggs 23% of his team's targets.

Drake London has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Drake London vs. Stefon Diggs?

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

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

Are Drake London and Stefon Diggs playing in Week 9?

Neither Drake London nor Stefon Diggs 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 Drake London and Stefon Diggs 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). Drake London is projected by 6 of them and Stefon Diggs 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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