Jaylin NoelorMalachi Fields?
Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Start Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields outscores Jaylin Noel in 55% of simulations.
Jaylin Noel still comes out ahead in the other 45%, so Malachi Fields is the better bet, not a sure thing. Malachi Fields projects 0.1 half-PPR points ahead in Week 9. Malachi Fields has the better matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles (6% more than average to WRs); Jaylin Noel faces the Los Angeles Chargers (8% fewer than average to WRs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 0.9
- Median
- 4.5
- Ceiling
- 13.0
- Big game (20+):
- 3%
- Dud (under 6):
- 62%
- Floor
- 1.9
- Median
- 5.3
- Ceiling
- 11.9
- Big game (20+):
- 1%
- Dud (under 6):
- 57%
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 | Jaylin NoelWR, HOU, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET | Malachi FieldsWR, NYG, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| PPR projection | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Standard projection | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Rank this week | WR48 | WR47 |
| Matchup | at LAC | at PHI |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 8.2 | 5.5 |
| Last season per game | 3.3 | — |
| Snap share, last game | 31% | 74% |
| Trade value | — | — |