Ben YurosekorWill Kacmarek?
Week 9 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.
Our call
Lean Ben Yurosek
Ben Yurosek outscores Will Kacmarek in 54% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Will Kacmarek comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Ben Yurosek, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Both project 0.8 half-PPR points in Week 9. Will Kacmarek has the better matchup against the Detroit Lions (53% more than average to TEs); Ben Yurosek faces the Buffalo Bills (21% fewer than average to TEs). Ben Yurosek still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Ben Yurosek wins 61%.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 0.2
- Median
- 0.7
- Ceiling
- 1.6
- Big game (15+):
- <1%
- Dud (under 5):
- >99%
- Floor
- 0.1
- Median
- 0.6
- Ceiling
- 1.8
- 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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| Stat | Ben YurosekTE, MIN, Mon, Nov 9, 8:15 p.m. ET | Will KacmarekTE, MIA, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| PPR projection | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Standard projection | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Rank this week | TE72 | TE74 |
| Matchup | vs BUF | vs DET |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Last season per game | 0.4 | — |
| Snap share, last game | 43% | 31% |
| Trade value | — | — |