Emeka EgbukaorJaylen Waddle?

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

Our call

Lean Emeka Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka outscores Jaylen Waddle in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Jaylen Waddle comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Emeka Egbuka, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Emeka Egbuka projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 4. The matchups don't separate them: Emeka Egbuka faces the Green Bay Packers (5% more than average to WRs), Jaylen Waddle faces the San Francisco 49ers (1% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Emeka Egbuka
Floor
2.5
Median
8.1
Ceiling
18.6
Big game (20+):
8%
Dud (under 6):
35%
Jaylen Waddle
Floor
2.9
Median
8.0
Ceiling
17.2
Big game (20+):
6%
Dud (under 6):
34%

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.

StatEmeka EgbukaWR, TB, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETJaylen WaddleWR, DEN, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection9.59.2
PPR projection11.611.1
Standard projection7.57.3
Rank this weekWR24WR26
Matchupvs GBat SF
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game8.88.0
Last season per game9.710.1
Snap share, last game74%73%
Trade value33