DJ MooreorJaylen Waddle?

Week 4 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Jaylen Waddle

Jaylen Waddle outscores DJ Moore in 55% of simulations.

DJ Moore still comes out ahead in the other 45%, so Jaylen Waddle is the better bet, not a sure thing. Jaylen Waddle projects 0.8 half-PPR points ahead in Week 4. The matchups don't separate them: Jaylen Waddle faces the San Francisco 49ers (1% fewer than average to WRs), DJ Moore faces the New England Patriots (3% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

DJ Moore
Floor
1.7
Median
6.9
Ceiling
17.8
Big game (20+):
7%
Dud (under 6):
44%
Jaylen Waddle
Floor
2.9
Median
8.1
Ceiling
17.5
Big game (20+):
6%
Dud (under 6):
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.

StatDJ MooreWR, BUF, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETJaylen WaddleWR, DEN, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.69.4
PPR projection10.211.3
Standard projection7.07.4
Rank this weekWR30WR28
Matchupvs NEat SF
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game9.48.0
Last season per game8.710.1
Snap share, last game64%73%
Trade value—3