Dalton KincaidorDarren Waller?
Week 9 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.
Our call
Lean Dalton Kincaid
Dalton Kincaid outscores Darren Waller in 54% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Darren Waller comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Dalton Kincaid, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Dalton Kincaid projects 0.2 half-PPR points ahead in Week 9. Darren Waller has the better matchup against the Denver Broncos (11% more than average to TEs); Dalton Kincaid faces the Minnesota Vikings (35% fewer than average to TEs). Dalton Kincaid still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 2.2
- Median
- 6.7
- Ceiling
- 15.1
- Big game (15+):
- 10%
- Dud (under 5):
- 36%
- Floor
- 1.4
- Median
- 5.8
- Ceiling
- 15.3
- Big game (15+):
- 10%
- Dud (under 5):
- 44%
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 | Dalton KincaidTE, BUF, Mon, Nov 9, 8:15 p.m. ET | Darren WallerTE, CAR, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| PPR projection | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Standard projection | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Rank this week | TE14 | TE15 |
| Matchup | at MIN | vs DEN |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 9.4 | 6.6 |
| Last season per game | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Snap share, last game | 57% | 62% |
| Trade value | 2 | — |