Carnell TateorJakobi Meyers?

Week 5 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Jakobi Meyers

Jakobi Meyers outscores Carnell Tate in 50% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Carnell Tate comes out ahead in the other 50%. Lean Jakobi Meyers, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Carnell Tate projects 0.5 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Carnell Tate has the better matchup against the Houston Texans (2% more than average to WRs); Jakobi Meyers faces the Philadelphia Eagles (6% fewer than average to WRs). Jakobi Meyers still wins more often despite that. Carnell Tate is listed as questionable.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Carnell Tate
Floor
0.9
Median
7.9
Ceiling
17.8
Big game (20+):
7%
Dud (under 6):
37%
Jakobi Meyers
Floor
3.3
Median
7.6
Ceiling
14.5
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
34%

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.

StatCarnell TateWR, TEN, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ETJakobi MeyersWR, JAX, Sun, Oct 11, 9:30 a.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.98.4
PPR projection11.610.4
Standard projection6.26.4
Rank this weekWR25WR27
Matchupvs HOUvs PHI
InjuryQuestionableNone
2026 points per game8.98.8
Last season per game—8.6
Snap share, last game84%82%
Trade value6—