DeMario DouglasorKayshon Boutte?

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

Our call

Lean Kayshon Boutte

Kayshon Boutte outscores DeMario Douglas in 52% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: DeMario Douglas comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Kayshon Boutte, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. DeMario Douglas projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Kayshon Boutte has the better matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars (4% more than average to WRs); DeMario Douglas faces the New York Jets (5% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

DeMario Douglas
Floor
0.9
Median
4.5
Ceiling
14.0
Big game (20+):
3%
Dud (under 6):
61%
Kayshon Boutte
Floor
1.3
Median
5.0
Ceiling
12.8
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
59%

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.

StatDeMario DouglasWR, NE, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ETKayshon BoutteWR, HOU, Sun, Oct 18, 9:30 a.m. ET
Half-PPR projection6.36.2
PPR projection7.47.4
Standard projection5.24.9
Rank this weekWR38WR40
Matchupvs NYJat JAX
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game6.64.3
Last season per game5.07.7
Snap share, last game49%59%
Trade value——