Brock BowersorRashee Rice?

Week 4 start/sit decision, tight end or wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Rashee Rice

Rashee Rice outscores Brock Bowers in 53% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Brock Bowers comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Rashee Rice, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Brock Bowers projects 0.3 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Rashee Rice has the better matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders (2% fewer than average to WRs); Brock Bowers faces the Kansas City Chiefs (14% fewer than average to TEs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Brock Bowers
Floor
3.6
Median
11.1
Ceiling
24.9
Big game (15+):
33%
Dud (under 5):
17%
Rashee Rice
Floor
5.5
Median
12.0
Ceiling
22.1
Big game (20+):
15%
Dud (under 6):
13%

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.

StatBrock BowersTE, LV, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ETRashee RiceWR, KC, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection13.413.1
PPR projection16.415.9
Standard projection10.510.3
Rank this weekTE3WR10
Matchupvs KCat LV
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game22.610.5
Last season per game12.015.5
Snap share, last game79%77%
Trade value3730