Travis Kelce vs. Mike Evans: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Travis Kelce. Mike Evans is on a bye, and Travis Kelce is projected for 12.5 PPR points vs NYJ.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Travis Kelce vs. Mike Evans: Week 9 side by side

Travis Kelce
TE · KC
Mike Evans
WR · SF
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)12.5—
Floor (lowest source)10.6—
Ceiling (highest source)13.7—
StatChasers projection12.5 (TE6)—
Opponentvs NYJBye
Opponent vs. position15th-softest (13.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage20% target share (last 3)—
PositionTEWR
Our callSTART · Strong TE1SIT · No projection

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Travis Kelce vs. Mike Evans Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Travis Kelce or Mike Evans in Week 9?

Start Travis Kelce. Mike Evans is on a bye, while Travis Kelce projects for 12.5 PPR points vs NYJ.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Travis Kelce or Mike Evans?

Travis Kelce plays NYJ 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 Travis Kelce 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 Travis Kelce and Mike Evans playing in Week 9?

Travis Kelce 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 Travis Kelce 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). Travis Kelce is projected by 5 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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