Kendrick BourneorMarquise Brown?

Week 6 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Marquise Brown

Marquise Brown outscores Kendrick Bourne in 54% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Kendrick Bourne comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Marquise Brown, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Kendrick Bourne projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Kendrick Bourne has the better matchup against the Los Angeles Rams (2% fewer than average to WRs); Marquise Brown faces the Carolina Panthers (15% fewer than average to WRs). Marquise Brown still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Kendrick Bourne
Floor
0.9
Median
4.3
Ceiling
11.8
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
64%
Marquise Brown
Floor
1.6
Median
4.7
Ceiling
10.7
Big game (20+):
1%
Dud (under 6):
64%

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.

StatKendrick BourneWR, ARI, Sun, Oct 18, 4:05 p.m. ETMarquise BrownWR, PHI, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection5.75.6
PPR projection7.46.8
Standard projection4.14.4
Rank this weekWR46WR47
Matchupat LARvs CAR
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game6.61.2
Last season per game5.37.1
Snap share, last game49%22%
Trade value——