Start Kalif Raymond. Raymond is projected for 7.1 PPR points vs 6.8 for Ja'Kobi Lane, and faces the 16th-toughest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Kalif Raymond WR · CHI | Ja'Kobi Lane WR · BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 8.9 | 7.6 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs NE | vs CIN |
| Opponent vs. position | 16th-toughest (31.7 pts/g allowed) | 9th-toughest (29.5 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 8% target share (last 3) | 14% target share (last 2) |
| Position | WR | WR |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Kalif Raymond. Raymond projects for 7.1 PPR points vs NE, against 6.8 for Ja'Kobi Lane vs CIN: a 0.3-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.
Kalif Raymond is projected to score more: 7.1 PPR points to 6.8 for Ja'Kobi Lane.
The sources range from 5.3 to 8.9 for Raymond and from 6.2 to 7.6 for Lane. The ranges overlap, so Lane outscoring Raymond is a realistic result.
Ja'Kobi Lane is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Lane at 6.2 PPR points, against 5.3 for Kalif Raymond.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Kalif Raymond has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Raymond at 8.9 PPR points, against 7.6 for Ja'Kobi Lane.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Kalif Raymond plays NE and Ja'Kobi Lane plays CIN in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Raymond faces the 16th-toughest defense against WRs and Lane faces the 9th-toughest defense against WRs, so Kalif Raymond 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 Kalif Raymond has drawn 8% of his team's targets, and Ja'Kobi Lane 14% of his team's targets.
Ja'Kobi Lane 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 Ja'Kobi Lane.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Kalif Raymond nor Ja'Kobi Lane has an injury designation for Week 7.
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). Kalif Raymond is projected by 4 of them and Ja'Kobi Lane by 3.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.