Puka NacuaorTee Higgins?
Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Start Puka Nacua
Puka Nacua outscores Tee Higgins in 58% of simulations.
Tee Higgins still comes out ahead in the other 42%, so Puka Nacua is the better bet, not a sure thing. Puka Nacua projects 2.8 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. Tee Higgins has the better matchup against the Tennessee Titans (14% more than average to WRs); Puka Nacua faces the Los Angeles Chargers (9% fewer than average to WRs). Puka Nacua still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 7.5
- Median
- 16.0
- Ceiling
- 29.3
- Big game (20+):
- 33%
- Dud (under 6):
- 6%
- Floor
- 5.0
- Median
- 13.2
- Ceiling
- 28.1
- Big game (20+):
- 25%
- Dud (under 6):
- 14%
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 | Puka NacuaWR, LAR, Sun, Nov 1, 4:05 p.m. ET | Tee HigginsWR, CIN, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 17.8 | 15.0 |
| PPR projection | 21.9 | 17.6 |
| Standard projection | 13.8 | 12.3 |
| Rank this week | WR3 | WR6 |
| Matchup | vs LAC | vs TEN |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 18.2 | 14.3 |
| Last season per game | 19.4 | 12.1 |
| Snap share, last game | 85% | 87% |
| Trade value | 69 | 39 |