Michael PittmanorTre Tucker?

Week 4 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Michael Pittman

Michael Pittman outscores Tre Tucker in 52% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Tre Tucker comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Michael Pittman, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Tre Tucker projects 0.3 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Michael Pittman has the better matchup against the Cleveland Browns (4% fewer than average to WRs); Tre Tucker faces the Kansas City Chiefs (19% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Michael Pittman
Floor
2.4
Median
6.6
Ceiling
14.1
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
44%
Tre Tucker
Floor
1.1
Median
6.2
Ceiling
17.7
Big game (20+):
7%
Dud (under 6):
49%

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.

StatMichael PittmanWR, PIT, Thu, Oct 1, 8:15 p.m. ETTre TuckerWR, LV, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection7.67.9
PPR projection9.49.5
Standard projection5.76.4
Rank this weekWR39WR36
Matchupat CLEvs KC
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game5.010.1
Last season per game9.67.8
Snap share, last game73%57%
Trade value—1