Darren WallerorGreg Dulcich?

Week 9 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Lean Greg Dulcich

Greg Dulcich outscores Darren Waller in 53% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Darren Waller comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Greg Dulcich, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Darren Waller projects 0.2 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Greg Dulcich has the better matchup against the Detroit Lions (53% more than average to TEs); Darren Waller faces the Denver Broncos (11% more than average to TEs). Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Darren Waller is the pick at 52%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darren Waller
Floor
1.4
Median
5.7
Ceiling
15.3
Big game (15+):
10%
Dud (under 5):
44%
Greg Dulcich
Floor
2.7
Median
6.5
Ceiling
13.0
Big game (15+):
6%
Dud (under 5):
33%

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.

StatDarren WallerTE, CAR, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ETGreg DulcichTE, MIA, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection7.57.3
PPR projection8.79.3
Standard projection6.35.3
Rank this weekTE16TE18
Matchupvs DENvs DET
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game6.66.4
Last season per game8.55.5
Snap share, last game62%69%
Trade value——