Start Shedeur Sanders. Sanders is projected for 14.0 PPR points vs 13.1 for Joe Milton, and faces the 16th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Shedeur Sanders QB · CLE | Joe Milton QB · PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 14.0 | 13.1 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.8 | 15.0 |
| StatChasers projection | 14.2 (QB24) | 13.9 (QB27) |
| Opponent | vs NO | vs NYG |
| Opponent vs. position | 16th-toughest (17.8 pts/g allowed) | 7th-softest (20.4 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Shedeur Sanders. Sanders projects for 14.0 PPR points vs NO, against 13.1 for Joe Milton vs NYG: a 0.9-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.
Shedeur Sanders is projected to score more: 14.0 PPR points to 13.1 for Joe Milton.
The sources range from 10.6 to 16.8 for Sanders and from 10.1 to 15.0 for Milton. The ranges overlap, so Milton outscoring Sanders is a realistic result.
Shedeur Sanders is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Sanders at 10.6 PPR points, against 10.1 for Joe Milton.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Shedeur Sanders has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Sanders at 16.8 PPR points, against 15.0 for Joe Milton.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Shedeur Sanders plays NO and Joe Milton plays NYG in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Sanders faces the 16th-toughest defense against QBs and Milton faces the 7th-softest defense against QBs, so Joe Milton 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 Shedeur Sanders nor Joe Milton 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). Shedeur Sanders is projected by 6 of them and Joe Milton by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.