Ja'Marr ChaseorRashee Rice?

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

Our call

Start Ja'Marr Chase

Ja'Marr Chase outscores Rashee Rice in 57% of simulations.

Rashee Rice still comes out ahead in the other 43%, so Ja'Marr Chase is the better bet, not a sure thing. Ja'Marr Chase projects 2.6 half-PPR points ahead in Week 4. The matchups don't separate them: Ja'Marr Chase faces the Jacksonville Jaguars (2% fewer than average to WRs), Rashee Rice faces the Las Vegas Raiders (2% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Ja'Marr Chase
Floor
5.7
Median
14.1
Ceiling
28.0
Big game (20+):
27%
Dud (under 6):
11%
Rashee Rice
Floor
5.5
Median
12.0
Ceiling
22.1
Big game (20+):
15%
Dud (under 6):
13%

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.

StatJa'Marr ChaseWR, CIN, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETRashee RiceWR, KC, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection15.713.1
PPR projection19.315.9
Standard projection12.210.3
Rank this weekWR6WR10
Matchupvs JAXat LV
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game15.210.5
Last season per game15.715.5
Snap share, last game100%77%
Trade value4729