Bucky IrvingorMalik Nabers?
Week 7 start/sit decision, running back or wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving outscores Malik Nabers in 54% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Malik Nabers comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Bucky Irving, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Malik Nabers projects 0.2 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Bucky Irving has the better matchup against the Carolina Panthers (15% more than average to RBs); Malik Nabers faces the Houston Texans (1% fewer than average to WRs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 5.3
- Median
- 12.3
- Ceiling
- 24.1
- Big game (20+):
- 19%
- Dud (under 6):
- 13%
- Floor
- 3.1
- Median
- 11.3
- Ceiling
- 28.0
- Big game (20+):
- 22%
- Dud (under 6):
- 25%
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, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET | Malik NabersWR, NYG, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| PPR projection | 15.2 | 17.2 |
| Standard projection | 12.3 | 10.9 |
| Rank this week | RB9 | WR11 |
| Matchup | at CAR | at HOU |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 12.8 | 13.7 |
| Last season per game | 12.3 | 12.0 |
| Snap share, last game | 85% | 86% |
| Trade value | 26 | 30 |