Josiah DeguaraorLuke Schoonmaker?

Week 4 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Start Luke Schoonmaker

Luke Schoonmaker outscores Josiah Deguara in 59% of simulations.

Josiah Deguara still comes out ahead in the other 41%, so Luke Schoonmaker is the better bet, not a sure thing. Luke Schoonmaker projects 0.1 half-PPR points ahead in Week 4. The matchups don't separate them: Luke Schoonmaker faces the Houston Texans (9% fewer than average to TEs), Josiah Deguara faces the Los Angeles Rams (14% fewer than average to TEs). Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Luke Schoonmaker wins 52%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Josiah Deguara
Floor
0.1
Median
0.8
Ceiling
3.3
Big game (15+):
<1%
Dud (under 5):
97%
Luke Schoonmaker
Floor
0.3
Median
1.2
Ceiling
2.8
Big game (15+):
<1%
Dud (under 5):
99%

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.

StatJosiah DeguaraTE, PHI, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETLuke SchoonmakerTE, DAL, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection1.31.4
PPR projection1.51.9
Standard projection1.10.9
Rank this weekTE68TE67
Matchupvs LARat HOU
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game—1.6
Last season per game1.41.4
Snap share, last game—22%
Trade value——