DJ MooreorLuther Burden III?

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

Our call

Lean Luther Burden III

Luther Burden III outscores DJ Moore in 52% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: DJ Moore comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Luther Burden III, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Luther Burden III projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. The matchups don't separate them: Luther Burden III faces the Green Bay Packers (1% more than average to WRs), DJ Moore faces the Los Angeles Rams (1% more than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

DJ Moore
Floor
1.5
Median
6.2
Ceiling
16.5
Big game (20+):
6%
Dud (under 6):
49%
Luther Burden III
Floor
1.8
Median
6.6
Ceiling
16.7
Big game (20+):
5%
Dud (under 6):
45%

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, Mon, Oct 12, 8:15 p.m. ETLuther Burden IIIWR, CHI, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection7.98.2
PPR projection9.310.2
Standard projection6.46.3
Rank this weekWR35WR31
Matchupat LARat GB
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.69.3
Last season per game8.77.0
Snap share, last game39%56%
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