Start Saquon Barkley. Barkley is projected for 12.8 PPR points vs 9.0 for Kendre Miller, and faces the 11th-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Saquon Barkley RB · PHI | Kendre Miller RB · NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 12.8 | 9.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.5 | 6.5 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 14.7 | 10.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 12.5 (RB24) | 10.2 (RB29) |
| Opponent | vs NYG | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 11th-toughest (19.8 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | 27% carry share (last 3) | 53% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · RB2 | FLEX · Flex |
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Start Saquon Barkley. Barkley projects for 12.8 PPR points vs NYG, against 9.0 for Kendre Miller on a bye: 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.
Saquon Barkley is projected to score more: 12.8 PPR points to 9.0 for Kendre Miller.
The sources range from 11.5 to 14.7 for Barkley and from 6.5 to 10.7 for Miller. Even Miller's highest projection is below Barkley's lowest.
Saquon Barkley is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Barkley at 11.5 PPR points, against 6.5 for Kendre Miller.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Saquon Barkley has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Barkley at 14.7 PPR points, against 10.7 for Kendre Miller.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Saquon Barkley plays NYG and Kendre Miller 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.
Over his recent games Saquon Barkley has drawn 27% of his team's carries, and Kendre Miller 53% of his team's carries.
Kendre Miller has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
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.
Saquon Barkley has no injury designation, and Kendre Miller is on a bye.
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). Saquon Barkley is projected by 6 of them and Kendre Miller by 4.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.