Luther Burden III vs. Mike Evans: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Luther Burden III. Mike Evans is on a bye, and Luther Burden III is projected for 14.9 PPR points vs TB.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Luther Burden III vs. Mike Evans: Week 9 side by side

Luther Burden III
WR · CHI
Mike Evans
WR · SF
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)14.9—
Floor (lowest source)13.9—
Ceiling (highest source)15.8—
StatChasers projection15.3 (WR15)—
Opponentvs TBBye
Opponent vs. position8th-toughest (28.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage22% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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Luther Burden III vs. Mike Evans Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Luther Burden III or Mike Evans in Week 9?

Start Luther Burden III. Mike Evans is on a bye, while Luther Burden III projects for 14.9 PPR points vs TB.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Luther Burden III or Mike Evans?

Luther Burden III plays TB 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 Luther Burden III 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 Luther Burden III and Mike Evans playing in Week 9?

Luther Burden III 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 Luther Burden III 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). Luther Burden III 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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