Jordan WatkinsorMalachi Fields?

Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Jordan Watkins

Jordan Watkins outscores Malachi Fields in 50% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Malachi Fields comes out ahead in the other 50%. Lean Jordan Watkins, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Malachi Fields projects 0.3 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. The matchups don't separate them: Jordan Watkins faces the Las Vegas Raiders (10% more than average to WRs), Malachi Fields faces the Philadelphia Eagles (6% more than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Jordan Watkins
Floor
2.1
Median
5.3
Ceiling
10.5
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
59%
Malachi Fields
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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StatJordan WatkinsWR, SF, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ETMalachi FieldsWR, NYG, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection5.96.2
PPR projection7.07.5
Standard projection4.94.9
Rank this weekWR48WR46
Matchupvs LVat PHI
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game5.65.5
Last season per game1.8—
Snap share, last game76%74%
Trade value——