Darren WallerorSam LaPorta?
Week 10 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.
Our call
Lean Sam LaPorta
Sam LaPorta outscores Darren Waller in 52% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Darren Waller comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Sam LaPorta, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Darren Waller projects 0.5 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Darren Waller has the better matchup against the New Orleans Saints (7% more than average to TEs); Sam LaPorta faces the New England Patriots (9% fewer than average to TEs). Sam LaPorta still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 1.8
- Median
- 6.9
- Ceiling
- 18.4
- Big game (15+):
- 16%
- Dud (under 5):
- 36%
- Floor
- 2.7
- Median
- 7.3
- Ceiling
- 15.6
- Big game (15+):
- 12%
- Dud (under 5):
- 30%
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 | Darren WallerTE, CAR, Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ET | Sam LaPortaTE, DET, Sun, Nov 15, 9:30 a.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 9.0 | 8.5 |
| PPR projection | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Standard projection | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Rank this week | TE7 | TE11 |
| Matchup | at NO | vs NE |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Last season per game | 8.5 | 9.7 |
| Snap share, last game | 53% | 90% |
| Trade value | — | 3 |