Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson is projected for 15.4 PPR points vs 12.2 for Sam LaPorta, and faces the 7th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Rhamondre Stevenson RB · NE | Sam LaPorta TE · DET | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 15.4 | 12.2 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 13.9 | 11.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 17.6 | 13.3 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.7 (RB9) | 11.3 (TE12) |
| Opponent | vs GB | vs MIA |
| Opponent vs. position | 7th-softest (25.0 pts/g allowed) | 3rd-softest (19.2 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 44% carry share (last 3) | 14% target share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | TE |
| Our call | START · Strong RB1 | START · TE1 |
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Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson projects for 15.4 PPR points vs GB, against 12.2 for Sam LaPorta vs MIA: a 3.2-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.
Rhamondre Stevenson is projected to score more: 15.4 PPR points to 12.2 for Sam LaPorta.
The sources range from 13.9 to 17.6 for Stevenson and from 11.3 to 13.3 for LaPorta. Even LaPorta's highest projection is below Stevenson's lowest.
Rhamondre Stevenson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Stevenson at 13.9 PPR points, against 11.3 for Sam LaPorta.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Rhamondre Stevenson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Stevenson at 17.6 PPR points, against 13.3 for Sam LaPorta.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Rhamondre Stevenson plays GB and Sam LaPorta plays MIA in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Stevenson faces the 7th-softest defense against RBs and LaPorta faces the 3rd-softest defense against TEs, so Sam LaPorta 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.
Over his recent games Rhamondre Stevenson has drawn 44% of his team's carries, and Sam LaPorta 14% of his team's targets.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Sam LaPorta.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Rhamondre Stevenson nor Sam LaPorta 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). Rhamondre Stevenson is projected by 6 of them and Sam LaPorta by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.