Start Dylan Sampson. Sampson is projected for 8.6 PPR points vs 7.3 for Kaelon Black, and faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Dylan Sampson RB · CLE | Kaelon Black RB · SF | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 9.0 | 10.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 7.4 (RB36) | 7.0 (RB38) |
| Opponent | vs NO | vs LV |
| Opponent vs. position | 1st-softest (30.0 pts/g allowed) | 6th-softest (25.3 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 11% carry share (last 3) | 34% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Dylan Sampson. Sampson projects for 8.6 PPR points vs NO, against 7.3 for Kaelon Black vs LV: a 1.3-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.
Dylan Sampson is projected to score more: 8.6 PPR points to 7.3 for Kaelon Black.
The sources range from 7.4 to 9.0 for Sampson and from 5.0 to 10.7 for Black. The ranges overlap, so Black outscoring Sampson is a realistic result.
Dylan Sampson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Sampson at 7.4 PPR points, against 5.0 for Kaelon Black.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Kaelon Black has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Black at 10.7 PPR points, against 9.0 for Dylan Sampson.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Dylan Sampson plays NO and Kaelon Black plays LV in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Sampson faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs and Black faces the 6th-softest defense against RBs, so Dylan Sampson 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.
Over his recent games Dylan Sampson has drawn 11% of his team's carries, and Kaelon Black 34% of his team's carries.
Kaelon Black has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
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.
Neither Dylan Sampson nor Kaelon Black has an injury designation for Week 9.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
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). Dylan Sampson is projected by 6 of them and Kaelon Black by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.