Bauer SharporPharaoh Brown?

Week 9 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Lean Pharaoh Brown

Pharaoh Brown outscores Bauer Sharp in 52% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Bauer Sharp comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Pharaoh Brown, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Bauer Sharp projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. The matchups don't separate them: Pharaoh Brown faces the Dallas Cowboys (6% fewer than average to TEs), Bauer Sharp faces the Chicago Bears (9% fewer than average to TEs). Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Pharaoh Brown wins 57%; in Standard leagues, Bauer Sharp is the pick at 72%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Bauer Sharp
Floor
0.0
Median
0.3
Ceiling
1.3
Big game (15+):
<1%
Dud (under 5):
>99%
Pharaoh Brown
Floor
0.1
Median
0.3
Ceiling
0.8
Big game (15+):
<1%
Dud (under 5):
>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.

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StatBauer SharpTE, TB, Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ETPharaoh BrownTE, IND, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection0.50.4
PPR projection0.60.6
Standard projection0.40.1
Rank this weekTE77TE78
Matchupat CHIvs DAL
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game0.41.2
Last season per game—0.2
Snap share, last game25%5%
Trade value——