Germie BernardorLadd McConkey?

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

Our call

Lean Germie Bernard

Germie Bernard outscores Ladd McConkey in 54% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Ladd McConkey comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Germie Bernard, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Germie Bernard projects 0.9 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. The matchups don't separate them: Germie Bernard faces the Cleveland Browns (5% fewer than average to WRs), Ladd McConkey faces the Los Angeles Rams (4% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Germie Bernard
Floor
1.8
Median
6.5
Ceiling
16.3
Big game (20+):
5%
Dud (under 6):
46%
Ladd McConkey
Floor
2.1
Median
5.9
Ceiling
13.5
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
51%

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.

StatGermie BernardWR, PIT, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETLadd McConkeyWR, LAC, Sun, Nov 1, 4:05 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.07.1
PPR projection10.48.6
Standard projection5.65.6
Rank this weekWR33WR37
Matchupvs CLEat LAR
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.56.5
Last season per game—9.2
Snap share, last game91%12%
Trade value——