Jaylen WaddleorLadd McConkey?
Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Jaylen Waddle
Jaylen Waddle outscores Ladd McConkey in 51% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Ladd McConkey comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Jaylen Waddle, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Both project 8.4 half-PPR points in Week 9. Ladd McConkey has the better matchup against the Houston Texans (average to WRs); Jaylen Waddle faces the Carolina Panthers (11% fewer than average to WRs). Jaylen Waddle still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 2.7
- Median
- 7.4
- Ceiling
- 15.5
- Big game (20+):
- 4%
- Dud (under 6):
- 38%
- Floor
- 2.5
- Median
- 7.1
- Ceiling
- 15.7
- Big game (20+):
- 4%
- Dud (under 6):
- 41%
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 | Jaylen WaddleWR, DEN, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET | Ladd McConkeyWR, LAC, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| PPR projection | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Standard projection | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Rank this week | WR24 | WR25 |
| Matchup | at CAR | vs HOU |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Last season per game | 10.1 | 9.2 |
| Snap share, last game | 45% | 90% |
| Trade value | 1 | — |