Start Sam Darnold. Darnold is projected for 13.7 PPR points vs 13.4 for Tanner McKee, and faces the 3rd-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Sam Darnold QB · SEA | Tanner McKee QB · PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 13.7 | 13.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 15.3 | 14.7 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs KC | vs DAL |
| Opponent vs. position | 3rd-toughest (12.6 pts/g allowed) | 5th-softest (21.5 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Sam Darnold. Darnold projects for 13.7 PPR points vs KC, against 13.4 for Tanner McKee vs DAL: a 0.3-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.
Sam Darnold is projected to score more: 13.7 PPR points to 13.4 for Tanner McKee.
The sources range from 11.4 to 15.3 for Darnold and from 11.5 to 14.7 for McKee. The ranges overlap, so McKee outscoring Darnold is a realistic result.
Tanner McKee is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has McKee at 11.5 PPR points, against 11.4 for Sam Darnold.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Sam Darnold has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Darnold at 15.3 PPR points, against 14.7 for Tanner McKee.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Sam Darnold plays KC and Tanner McKee plays DAL in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Darnold faces the 3rd-toughest defense against QBs and McKee faces the 5th-softest defense against QBs, so Tanner McKee 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 Sam Darnold nor Tanner McKee 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). Sam Darnold is projected by 5 of them and Tanner McKee by 4.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.