Bucky IrvingorKyle Monangai?
Week 5 start/sit decision, running back versus running back.
Our call
Lean Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving outscores Kyle Monangai in 53% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Kyle Monangai comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Bucky Irving, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Both project 11.8 half-PPR points in Week 5. The matchups don't separate them: Bucky Irving faces the Dallas Cowboys (11% more than average to RBs), Kyle Monangai faces the Green Bay Packers (12% more than average to RBs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 5.5
- Median
- 10.8
- Ceiling
- 19.2
- Big game (20+):
- 8%
- Dud (under 6):
- 13%
- Floor
- 3.1
- Median
- 10.1
- Ceiling
- 23.0
- Big game (20+):
- 15%
- Dud (under 6):
- 27%
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 | Bucky IrvingRB, TB, Thu, Oct 8, 8:15 p.m. ET | Kyle MonangaiRB, CHI, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| PPR projection | 13.4 | 12.4 |
| Standard projection | 10.3 | 11.2 |
| Rank this week | RB14 | RB15 |
| Matchup | at DAL | at GB |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 10.2 | 14.2 |
| Last season per game | 12.3 | 8.1 |
| Snap share, last game | 59% | 54% |
| Trade value | 16 | 15 |