Denzel BostonorKeenan Allen?

Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Denzel Boston

Denzel Boston outscores Keenan Allen in 53% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Keenan Allen comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Denzel Boston, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Denzel Boston projects 0.1 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. The matchups don't separate them: Denzel Boston faces the Pittsburgh Steelers (5% more than average to WRs), Keenan Allen faces the Jacksonville Jaguars (8% more than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Keenan Allen is the pick at 52%; in Standard leagues, Denzel Boston wins 61%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Denzel Boston
Floor
2.8
Median
7.6
Ceiling
15.6
Big game (20+):
4%
Dud (under 6):
36%
Keenan Allen
Floor
2.4
Median
7.1
Ceiling
15.7
Big game (20+):
4%
Dud (under 6):
40%

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.

StatDenzel BostonWR, CLE, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETKeenan AllenWR, IND, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.68.5
PPR projection10.011.0
Standard projection7.25.9
Rank this weekWR29WR30
Matchupat PITat JAX
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game9.67.7
Last season per game—8.4
Snap share, last game87%49%
Trade value——