Ryan Flournoy vs. Malachi Fields: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Ryan Flournoy. Flournoy is projected for 9.4 PPR points vs 7.1 for Malachi Fields, and faces the 6th-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Ryan Flournoy vs. Malachi Fields: Week 9 side by side

Ryan Flournoy
WR · DAL
Malachi Fields
WR · NYG
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)9.47.1
Floor (lowest source)8.76.5
Ceiling (highest source)10.28.4
StatChasers projection10.2 (WR35)6.9 (WR57)
Opponentvs INDvs PHI
Opponent vs. position6th-toughest (27.4 pts/g allowed)2nd-softest (39.4 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage16% target share (last 3)12% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · Bench

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Ryan Flournoy vs. Malachi Fields Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Ryan Flournoy or Malachi Fields in Week 9?

Start Ryan Flournoy. Flournoy projects for 9.4 PPR points vs IND, against 7.1 for Malachi Fields vs PHI: a 2.3-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.

Ryan Flournoy vs. Malachi Fields: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Ryan Flournoy is projected to score more: 9.4 PPR points to 7.1 for Malachi Fields.

The sources range from 8.7 to 10.2 for Flournoy and from 6.5 to 8.4 for Fields. Even Fields's highest projection is below Flournoy's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Ryan Flournoy or Malachi Fields?

Ryan Flournoy is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Flournoy at 8.7 PPR points, against 6.5 for Malachi Fields.

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

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Ryan Flournoy or Malachi Fields?

Ryan Flournoy has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Flournoy at 10.2 PPR points, against 8.4 for Malachi Fields.

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

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Ryan Flournoy or Malachi Fields?

Ryan Flournoy plays IND and Malachi Fields plays PHI in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Flournoy faces the 6th-toughest defense against WRs and Fields faces the 2nd-softest defense against WRs, so Malachi Fields 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, Ryan Flournoy or Malachi Fields?

Over his recent games Ryan Flournoy has drawn 16% of his team's targets, and Malachi Fields 12% of his team's targets.

Ryan Flournoy has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Ryan Flournoy vs. Malachi Fields?

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

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

Are Ryan Flournoy and Malachi Fields playing in Week 9?

Neither Ryan Flournoy nor Malachi Fields has an injury designation for Week 9.

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

Where do the Ryan Flournoy and Malachi Fields 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). Ryan Flournoy is projected by 6 of them and Malachi Fields by 6.

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

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