Start Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence is projected for 18.6 PPR points vs 15.8 for Michael Penix Jr., and faces the 12th-softest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX | Michael Penix Jr. QB · ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 18.6 | 15.8 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 16.8 | 14.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 20.3 | 17.0 |
| StatChasers projection | 18.0 (QB10) | 15.5 (QB19) |
| Opponent | vs BAL | vs CIN |
| Opponent vs. position | 12th-softest (18.5 pts/g allowed) | 14th-softest (18.4 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | START · QB1 | SIT · Bench |
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Start Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence projects for 18.6 PPR points vs BAL, against 15.8 for Michael Penix Jr. vs CIN: a 2.8-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.
Trevor Lawrence is projected to score more: 18.6 PPR points to 15.8 for Michael Penix Jr..
The sources range from 16.8 to 20.3 for Lawrence and from 14.3 to 17.0 for Penix Jr.. The ranges overlap, so Penix Jr. outscoring Lawrence is a realistic result.
Trevor Lawrence is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Lawrence at 16.8 PPR points, against 14.3 for Michael Penix Jr..
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Trevor Lawrence has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Lawrence at 20.3 PPR points, against 17.0 for Michael Penix Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Trevor Lawrence plays BAL and Michael Penix Jr. plays CIN in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Lawrence faces the 12th-softest defense against QBs and Penix Jr. faces the 14th-softest defense against QBs, so Trevor Lawrence 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.
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.
Neither Trevor Lawrence nor Michael Penix Jr. has an injury designation for Week 9.
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). Trevor Lawrence is projected by 6 of them and Michael Penix Jr. by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.