Jaylen WaddleorRyan Flournoy?

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

Our call

Lean Jaylen Waddle

Jaylen Waddle outscores Ryan Flournoy in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Ryan Flournoy comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Jaylen Waddle, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Ryan Flournoy projects 0.2 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Ryan Flournoy has the better matchup against the Arizona Cardinals (3% more than average to WRs); Jaylen Waddle faces the Kansas City Chiefs (20% fewer than average to WRs). Jaylen Waddle still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Jaylen Waddle
Floor
2.3
Median
6.3
Ceiling
13.6
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
47%
Ryan Flournoy
Floor
1.6
Median
6.1
Ceiling
15.6
Big game (20+):
4%
Dud (under 6):
49%

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.

StatJaylen WaddleWR, DEN, Sun, Nov 1, 4:25 p.m. ETRyan FlournoyWR, DAL, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection7.37.5
PPR projection9.09.3
Standard projection5.65.7
Rank this weekWR40WR39
Matchupvs KCvs ARI
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.37.1
Last season per game10.16.3
Snap share, last game56%78%
Trade value——