Stefon Diggs vs. Isaiah Likely: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Stefon Diggs. Diggs is projected for 13.7 PPR points vs 12.1 for Isaiah Likely, and faces the 5th-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Stefon Diggs vs. Isaiah Likely: Week 9 side by side

Stefon Diggs
WR · WAS
Isaiah Likely
TE · NYG
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)13.712.1
Floor (lowest source)11.511.5
Ceiling (highest source)16.012.7
StatChasers projection11.5 (WR25)12.0 (TE8)
Opponentvs LARvs PHI
Opponent vs. position5th-toughest (26.8 pts/g allowed)3rd-toughest (9.5 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage23% target share (last 3)23% target share (last 3)
PositionWRTE
Our callSTART · WR3START · TE1

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Stefon Diggs vs. Isaiah Likely Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Stefon Diggs or Isaiah Likely in Week 9?

Start Stefon Diggs. Diggs projects for 13.7 PPR points vs LAR, against 12.1 for Isaiah Likely vs PHI: a 1.6-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.

Stefon Diggs vs. Isaiah Likely: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Stefon Diggs is projected to score more: 13.7 PPR points to 12.1 for Isaiah Likely.

The sources range from 11.5 to 16.0 for Diggs and from 11.5 to 12.7 for Likely. The ranges overlap, so Likely outscoring Diggs is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Stefon Diggs or Isaiah Likely?

They share the same floor, 11.5 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, Stefon Diggs or Isaiah Likely?

Stefon Diggs has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Diggs at 16.0 PPR points, against 12.7 for Isaiah Likely.

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

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Stefon Diggs or Isaiah Likely?

Stefon Diggs plays LAR and Isaiah Likely plays PHI in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Diggs faces the 5th-toughest defense against WRs and Likely faces the 3rd-toughest defense against TEs, so Stefon Diggs 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, Stefon Diggs or Isaiah Likely?

Over his recent games Stefon Diggs has drawn 23% of his team's targets, and Isaiah Likely 23% of his team's targets.

Isaiah Likely has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Stefon Diggs vs. Isaiah Likely?

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

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

Are Stefon Diggs and Isaiah Likely playing in Week 9?

Neither Stefon Diggs nor Isaiah Likely 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 Stefon Diggs and Isaiah Likely 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). Stefon Diggs is projected by 6 of them and Isaiah Likely by 5.

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

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