Luke FarrellorSam Roush?

Week 9 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Lean Luke Farrell

Luke Farrell outscores Sam Roush in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Sam Roush comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Luke Farrell, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Luke Farrell projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 9. Sam Roush has the better matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14% more than average to TEs); Luke Farrell faces the Las Vegas Raiders (3% more than average to TEs). Luke Farrell still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Luke Farrell
Floor
0.1
Median
0.7
Ceiling
2.9
Big game (15+):
<1%
Dud (under 5):
97%
Sam Roush
Floor
0.2
Median
0.7
Ceiling
1.9
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.

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StatLuke FarrellTE, SF, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ETSam RoushTE, CHI, Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection1.20.9
PPR projection1.41.1
Standard projection0.90.6
Rank this weekTE68TE70
Matchupvs LVvs TB
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game0.71.0
Last season per game1.8—
Snap share, last game39%31%
Trade value——