James Cook III vs. Mike Evans: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start James Cook III. Mike Evans is on a bye, and James Cook III is projected for 16.8 PPR points vs MIN.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

James Cook III vs. Mike Evans: Week 9 side by side

James Cook III
RB · BUF
Mike Evans
WR · SF
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)16.8—
Floor (lowest source)14.9—
Ceiling (highest source)18.5—
StatChasers projection16.7 (RB8)—
Opponentvs MINBye
Opponent vs. position5th-toughest (18.4 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage64% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBWR
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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James Cook III vs. Mike Evans Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start James Cook III or Mike Evans in Week 9?

Start James Cook III. Mike Evans is on a bye, while James Cook III projects for 16.8 PPR points vs MIN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, James Cook III or Mike Evans?

James Cook III plays MIN and Mike Evans 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.

Does PPR scoring change James Cook III vs. Mike Evans?

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.

Are James Cook III and Mike Evans playing in Week 9?

James Cook III has no injury designation, and Mike Evans is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the James Cook III and Mike Evans 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). James Cook III is projected by 6 of them and Mike Evans by 0.

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

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