Darius SlaytonorTory Horton?

Week 6 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Darius Slayton

Darius Slayton outscores Tory Horton in 52% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Tory Horton comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Darius Slayton, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Tory Horton projects 0.2 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Darius Slayton has the better matchup against the Tennessee Titans (14% more than average to WRs); Tory Horton faces the Denver Broncos (19% fewer than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Darius Slayton wins 58%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darius Slayton
Floor
1.9
Median
5.3
Ceiling
11.4
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
57%
Tory Horton
Floor
1.2
Median
5.1
Ceiling
13.5
Big game (20+):
3%
Dud (under 6):
58%

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.

StatDarius SlaytonWR, IND, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ETTory HortonWR, SEA, Thu, Oct 15, 8:15 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection6.26.4
PPR projection7.77.1
Standard projection4.85.6
Rank this weekWR48WR46
Matchupvs TENat DEN
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game—6.7
Last season per game5.77.3
Snap share, last game—17%
Trade value——