Start Tyler Shough. Shough is projected for 15.0 PPR points vs 14.4 for Michael Penix Jr., and faces the 4th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Tyler Shough QB · NO | Michael Penix Jr. QB · ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 15.0 | 14.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.4 | 15.9 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs PIT | vs SF |
| Opponent vs. position | 4th-toughest (12.9 pts/g allowed) | 7th-toughest (14.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Tyler Shough. Shough projects for 15.0 PPR points vs PIT, against 14.4 for Michael Penix Jr. vs SF: a 0.6-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.
Tyler Shough is projected to score more: 15.0 PPR points to 14.4 for Michael Penix Jr..
The sources range from 11.8 to 16.4 for Shough and from 12.1 to 15.9 for Penix Jr.. The ranges overlap, so Penix Jr. outscoring Shough is a realistic result.
Michael Penix Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Penix Jr. at 12.1 PPR points, against 11.8 for Tyler Shough.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Tyler Shough has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Shough at 16.4 PPR points, against 15.9 for Michael Penix Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Tyler Shough plays PIT and Michael Penix Jr. plays SF in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Shough faces the 4th-toughest defense against QBs and Penix Jr. faces the 7th-toughest defense against QBs, so Michael Penix Jr. 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 Tyler Shough nor Michael Penix Jr. has an injury designation for Week 7.
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). Tyler Shough is projected by 5 of them and Michael Penix Jr. by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.