Emeka EgbukaorTre Tucker?

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

Our call

Lean Emeka Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka outscores Tre Tucker in 50% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Tre Tucker comes out ahead in the other 50%. Lean Emeka Egbuka, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Tre Tucker projects 0.7 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Emeka Egbuka has the better matchup against the Atlanta Falcons (9% more than average to WRs); Tre Tucker faces the New York Jets (1% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Emeka Egbuka
Floor
2.7
Median
8.8
Ceiling
20.2
Big game (20+):
10%
Dud (under 6):
32%
Tre Tucker
Floor
1.9
Median
8.8
Ceiling
23.8
Big game (20+):
15%
Dud (under 6):
35%

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, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETTre TuckerWR, LV, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection10.411.1
PPR projection12.713.1
Standard projection8.19.2
Rank this weekWR23WR19
Matchupvs ATLat NYJ
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game9.512.2
Last season per game9.77.8
Snap share, last game86%82%
Trade value717