Carnell TateorKayshon Boutte?

Week 4 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Carnell Tate

Carnell Tate outscores Kayshon Boutte in 56% of simulations.

Kayshon Boutte still comes out ahead in the other 44%, so Carnell Tate is the better bet, not a sure thing. Both project 7.0 half-PPR points in Week 4. The matchups don't separate them: Carnell Tate faces the Baltimore Ravens (15% more than average to WRs), Kayshon Boutte faces the Dallas Cowboys (21% more than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Carnell Tate wins 61%; in Standard leagues, Kayshon Boutte is the pick at 52%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Carnell Tate
Floor
2.7
Median
6.4
Ceiling
12.2
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
46%
Kayshon Boutte
Floor
1.4
Median
5.6
Ceiling
14.5
Big game (20+):
3%
Dud (under 6):
53%

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 4, 1:00 p.m. ETKayshon BoutteWR, HOU, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection7.07.0
PPR projection9.58.3
Standard projection4.65.7
Rank this weekWR48WR47
Matchupat BALvs DAL
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game6.33.6
Last season per game—7.7
Snap share, last game88%69%
Trade value——