Emeka EgbukaorNico Collins?
Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Start Nico Collins
Nico Collins outscores Emeka Egbuka in 55% of simulations.
Emeka Egbuka still comes out ahead in the other 45%, so Nico Collins is the better bet, not a sure thing. Nico Collins projects 0.8 half-PPR points ahead in Week 9. Emeka Egbuka has the better matchup against the Chicago Bears (12% more than average to WRs); Nico Collins faces the Los Angeles Chargers (8% fewer than average to WRs). Nico Collins still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 2.8
- Median
- 8.9
- Ceiling
- 20.5
- Big game (20+):
- 11%
- Dud (under 6):
- 31%
- Floor
- 4.3
- Median
- 10.2
- Ceiling
- 20.0
- Big game (20+):
- 10%
- Dud (under 6):
- 20%
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.
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| Stat | Emeka EgbukaWR, TB, Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ET | Nico CollinsWR, HOU, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 10.6 | 11.4 |
| PPR projection | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| Standard projection | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Rank this week | WR22 | WR18 |
| Matchup | at CHI | at LAC |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 9.5 | 12.8 |
| Last season per game | 9.7 | 12.7 |
| Snap share, last game | 86% | 67% |
| Trade value | 8 | 24 |