Start J.J. McCarthy. McCarthy is projected for 14.6 PPR points vs 13.3 for Justin Herbert, and faces the 10th-softest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| J.J. McCarthy QB · NYG | Justin Herbert QB · LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 14.6 | 13.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 17.5 | 15.3 |
| StatChasers projection | 14.6 (QB23) | 15.3 (QB21) |
| Opponent | vs PHI | vs HOU |
| Opponent vs. position | 10th-softest (19.3 pts/g allowed) | 13th-softest (18.5 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start J.J. McCarthy. McCarthy projects for 14.6 PPR points vs PHI, against 13.3 for Justin Herbert vs HOU: a 1.3-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.
J.J. McCarthy is projected to score more: 14.6 PPR points to 13.3 for Justin Herbert.
The sources range from 10.9 to 17.5 for McCarthy and from 10.8 to 15.3 for Herbert. The ranges overlap, so Herbert outscoring McCarthy is a realistic result.
J.J. McCarthy is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has McCarthy at 10.9 PPR points, against 10.8 for Justin Herbert.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
J.J. McCarthy has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has McCarthy at 17.5 PPR points, against 15.3 for Justin Herbert.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
J.J. McCarthy plays PHI and Justin Herbert plays HOU in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, McCarthy faces the 10th-softest defense against QBs and Herbert faces the 13th-softest defense against QBs, so J.J. McCarthy 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.
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.
Neither J.J. McCarthy nor Justin Herbert has an injury designation for Week 9.
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). J.J. McCarthy is projected by 6 of them and Justin Herbert by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.