Start Jonah Coleman. Coleman is projected for 14.9 PPR points vs 14.3 for Tetairoa McMillan, and faces the 2nd-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Jonah Coleman RB · DEN | Tetairoa McMillan WR · CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 14.9 | 14.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 13.7 | 13.5 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.6 | 16.0 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.6 (RB10) | 14.4 (WR17) |
| Opponent | vs CAR | vs DEN |
| Opponent vs. position | 2nd-softest (28.3 pts/g allowed) | 7th-toughest (27.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 39% carry share (last 3) | 26% target share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | WR |
| Our call | START · Strong RB1 | START · WR2 |
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Start Jonah Coleman. Coleman projects for 14.9 PPR points vs CAR, against 14.3 for Tetairoa McMillan vs DEN: a 0.6-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.
Jonah Coleman is projected to score more: 14.9 PPR points to 14.3 for Tetairoa McMillan.
The sources range from 13.7 to 16.6 for Coleman and from 13.5 to 16.0 for McMillan. The ranges overlap, so McMillan outscoring Coleman is a realistic result.
Jonah Coleman is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Coleman at 13.7 PPR points, against 13.5 for Tetairoa McMillan.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Jonah Coleman has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Coleman at 16.6 PPR points, against 16.0 for Tetairoa McMillan.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Jonah Coleman plays CAR and Tetairoa McMillan plays DEN in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Coleman faces the 2nd-softest defense against RBs and McMillan faces the 7th-toughest defense against WRs, so Jonah Coleman 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 Jonah Coleman has drawn 39% of his team's carries, and Tetairoa McMillan 26% of his team's targets.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Tetairoa McMillan.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Jonah Coleman nor Tetairoa McMillan 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). Jonah Coleman is projected by 6 of them and Tetairoa McMillan by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.