Alex BachmanorZavion Thomas?

Week 4 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Zavion Thomas

Zavion Thomas outscores Alex Bachman in 70% of simulations.

Alex Bachman still comes out ahead in the other 30%, so Zavion Thomas is the better bet, not a sure thing. Zavion Thomas projects 0.1 half-PPR points ahead in Week 4. The matchups don't separate them: Zavion Thomas faces the New York Jets (4% fewer than average to WRs), Alex Bachman faces the Philadelphia Eagles (7% fewer than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Zavion Thomas wins 80%; in Standard leagues, Zavion Thomas wins 62%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Alex Bachman
Floor
0.0
Median
0.1
Ceiling
0.5
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
>99%
Zavion Thomas
Floor
0.1
Median
0.3
Ceiling
0.6
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
>99%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatAlex BachmanWR, LAR, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETZavion ThomasWR, CHI, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection0.20.3
PPR projection0.30.6
Standard projection0.10.1
Rank this weekWR127WR126
Matchupat PHIvs NYJ
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game—0.3
Last season per game0.2—
Snap share, last game—11%
Trade value——