Davante AdamsorTee Higgins?

Week 5 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Davante Adams

Davante Adams outscores Tee Higgins in 57% of simulations.

Tee Higgins still comes out ahead in the other 43%, so Davante Adams is the better bet, not a sure thing. Davante Adams projects 1.7 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. Davante Adams has the better matchup against the Buffalo Bills (average to WRs); Tee Higgins faces the Miami Dolphins (14% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Davante Adams
Floor
5.1
Median
12.9
Ceiling
26.1
Big game (20+):
22%
Dud (under 6):
14%
Tee Higgins
Floor
4.5
Median
11.2
Ceiling
22.9
Big game (20+):
15%
Dud (under 6):
18%

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.

StatDavante AdamsWR, LAR, Mon, Oct 12, 8:15 p.m. ETTee HigginsWR, CIN, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection14.312.6
PPR projection16.715.0
Standard projection11.910.2
Rank this weekWR8WR11
Matchupvs BUFat MIA
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game15.514.7
Last season per game13.812.1
Snap share, last game95%79%
Trade value4641