Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Smith-Njigba is projected for 23.0 PPR points vs 19.2 for Kenneth Walker III, and faces the 10th-toughest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SEA | Kenneth Walker III RB · KC | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 23.0 | 19.2 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 20.8 | 16.7 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 25.0 | 20.6 |
| StatChasers projection | 22.6 (WR2) | 19.7 (RB3) |
| Opponent | vs CHI | vs DEN |
| Opponent vs. position | 10th-toughest (29.2 pts/g allowed) | 11th-softest (22.4 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 36% target share (last 3) | 82% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | RB |
| Our call | START · Strong WR1 | START · Strong RB1 |
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Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Smith-Njigba projects for 23.0 PPR points vs CHI, against 19.2 for Kenneth Walker III vs DEN: a 3.8-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.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected to score more: 23.0 PPR points to 19.2 for Kenneth Walker III.
The sources range from 20.8 to 25.0 for Smith-Njigba and from 16.7 to 20.6 for Walker III. Even Walker III's highest projection is below Smith-Njigba's lowest.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Smith-Njigba at 20.8 PPR points, against 16.7 for Kenneth Walker III.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Smith-Njigba at 25.0 PPR points, against 20.6 for Kenneth Walker III.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba plays CHI and Kenneth Walker III plays DEN in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Smith-Njigba faces the 10th-toughest defense against WRs and Walker III faces the 11th-softest defense against RBs, so Kenneth Walker III 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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba has drawn 36% of his team's targets, and Kenneth Walker III 82% of his team's carries.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Jaxon Smith-Njigba nor Kenneth Walker III has an injury designation for Week 8.
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). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected by 5 of them and Kenneth Walker III by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.