Luther Burden III vs. Stefon Diggs: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Luther Burden III. Burden III is projected for 12.8 PPR points vs 11.8 for Stefon Diggs, and faces the 1st-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Luther Burden III vs. Stefon Diggs: Week 8 side by side

Luther Burden III
WR · CHI
Stefon Diggs
WR · WAS
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)12.811.8
Floor (lowest source)12.311.2
Ceiling (highest source)13.412.6
StatChasers projection12.4 (WR23)11.5 (WR25)
Opponentvs SEAvs PHI
Opponent vs. position1st-toughest (20.9 pts/g allowed)2nd-softest (40.1 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage18% target share (last 3)23% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2START · WR3

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Luther Burden III vs. Stefon Diggs Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Luther Burden III or Stefon Diggs in Week 8?

Start Luther Burden III. Burden III projects for 12.8 PPR points vs SEA, against 11.8 for Stefon Diggs vs PHI: a 1.0-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.

Luther Burden III vs. Stefon Diggs: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

Luther Burden III is projected to score more: 12.8 PPR points to 11.8 for Stefon Diggs.

The sources range from 12.3 to 13.4 for Burden III and from 11.2 to 12.6 for Diggs. The ranges overlap, so Diggs outscoring Burden III is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Luther Burden III or Stefon Diggs?

Luther Burden III is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Burden III at 12.3 PPR points, against 11.2 for Stefon Diggs.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, Luther Burden III or Stefon Diggs?

Luther Burden III has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Burden III at 13.4 PPR points, against 12.6 for Stefon Diggs.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Luther Burden III or Stefon Diggs?

Luther Burden III plays SEA and Stefon Diggs plays PHI in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Burden III faces the 1st-toughest defense against WRs and Diggs faces the 2nd-softest defense against WRs, so Stefon Diggs 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.

Who gets more volume, Luther Burden III or Stefon Diggs?

Over his recent games Luther Burden III has drawn 18% of his team's targets, and Stefon Diggs 23% of his team's targets.

Stefon Diggs has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Luther Burden III vs. Stefon Diggs?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Stefon Diggs.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Luther Burden III and Stefon Diggs playing in Week 8?

Neither Luther Burden III nor Stefon Diggs has an injury designation for Week 8.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Luther Burden III and Stefon Diggs 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 5 of them and Stefon Diggs by 5.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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