Ladd McConkeyorMalachi Fields?
Week 5 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields outscores Ladd McConkey in 52% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Ladd McConkey comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Malachi Fields, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Malachi Fields projects 0.2 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. Malachi Fields has the better matchup against the Washington Commanders (17% more than average to WRs); Ladd McConkey faces the Denver Broncos (15% fewer than average to WRs). Ladd McConkey is listed as questionable.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 0.3
- Median
- 5.6
- Ceiling
- 13.6
- Big game (20+):
- 2%
- Dud (under 6):
- 53%
- Floor
- 1.9
- Median
- 5.7
- Ceiling
- 13.1
- Big game (20+):
- 2%
- Dud (under 6):
- 53%
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 | Ladd McConkeyWR, LAC, Sun, Oct 11, 4:05 p.m. ET | Malachi FieldsWR, NYG, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| PPR projection | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Standard projection | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Rank this week | WR46 | WR42 |
| Matchup | vs DEN | at WAS |
| Injury | Questionable | None |
| 2026 points per game | 7.6 | 5.7 |
| Last season per game | 9.2 | — |
| Snap share, last game | 34% | 66% |
| Trade value | — | — |