Josh Jacobs vs. Mike Evans: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Josh Jacobs. Mike Evans is on a bye, and Josh Jacobs is projected for 15.5 PPR points vs NE.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Josh Jacobs vs. Mike Evans: Week 9 side by side

Josh Jacobs
RB · GB
Mike Evans
WR · SF
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)15.5—
Floor (lowest source)14.0—
Ceiling (highest source)16.5—
StatChasers projection15.8 (RB13)—
Opponentvs NEBye
Opponent vs. position6th-toughest (19.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage58% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBWR
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

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Josh Jacobs vs. Mike Evans Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Josh Jacobs or Mike Evans in Week 9?

Start Josh Jacobs. Mike Evans is on a bye, while Josh Jacobs projects for 15.5 PPR points vs NE.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Josh Jacobs or Mike Evans?

Josh Jacobs plays NE 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 Josh Jacobs 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 Josh Jacobs and Mike Evans playing in Week 9?

Josh Jacobs 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 Josh Jacobs 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). Josh Jacobs 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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