Start TreVeyon Henderson. Henderson is projected for 6.5 PPR points vs 5.5 for Ty Johnson, and faces the 4th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| TreVeyon Henderson RB · NE | Ty Johnson RB · BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 7.3 | 6.1 |
| StatChasers projection | 5.9 (RB38) | 5.6 (RB43) |
| Opponent | vs MIA | vs BAL |
| Opponent vs. position | 4th-softest (26.4 pts/g allowed) | 5th-toughest (18.5 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 17% carry share (last 3) | 2% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start TreVeyon Henderson. Henderson projects for 6.5 PPR points vs MIA, against 5.5 for Ty Johnson vs BAL: a 1.0-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.
TreVeyon Henderson is projected to score more: 6.5 PPR points to 5.5 for Ty Johnson.
The sources range from 5.9 to 7.3 for Henderson and from 4.1 to 6.1 for Johnson. The ranges overlap, so Johnson outscoring Henderson is a realistic result.
TreVeyon Henderson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Henderson at 5.9 PPR points, against 4.1 for Ty Johnson.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
TreVeyon Henderson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Henderson at 7.3 PPR points, against 6.1 for Ty Johnson.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
TreVeyon Henderson plays MIA and Ty Johnson plays BAL in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Henderson faces the 4th-softest defense against RBs and Johnson faces the 5th-toughest defense against RBs, so TreVeyon Henderson 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 TreVeyon Henderson has drawn 17% of his team's carries, and Ty Johnson 2% of his team's carries.
TreVeyon Henderson has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
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 TreVeyon Henderson nor Ty Johnson has an injury designation for Week 8.
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). TreVeyon Henderson is projected by 6 of them and Ty Johnson by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.