Start Ladd McConkey. McConkey is projected for 11.5 PPR points vs 3.3 for Garrett Wilson, and faces the 4th-softest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Ladd McConkey WR · LAC | Garrett Wilson WR · NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 11.5 | 3.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 10.5 | 3.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 13.0 | 3.3 |
| StatChasers projection | 11.0 (WR31) | — |
| Opponent | vs HOU | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 4th-softest (37.3 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | 9% target share (last 3) | 24% target share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | WR |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Ladd McConkey. McConkey projects for 11.5 PPR points vs HOU, against 3.3 for Garrett Wilson on a bye: a 8.2-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.
Ladd McConkey is projected to score more: 11.5 PPR points to 3.3 for Garrett Wilson.
The sources range from 10.5 to 13.0 for McConkey and from 3.3 to 3.3 for Wilson. Even Wilson's highest projection is below McConkey's lowest.
Ladd McConkey is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has McConkey at 10.5 PPR points, against 3.3 for Garrett Wilson.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Ladd McConkey has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has McConkey at 13.0 PPR points, against 3.3 for Garrett Wilson.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Ladd McConkey plays HOU and Garrett Wilson 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.
Over his recent games Ladd McConkey has drawn 9% of his team's targets, and Garrett Wilson 24% of his team's targets.
Garrett Wilson 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, which here is Garrett Wilson.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Ladd McConkey has no injury designation, and Garrett Wilson is on a bye.
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). Ladd McConkey is projected by 6 of them and Garrett Wilson by 1.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.