Sam LaPortaorTee Higgins?
Week 5 start/sit decision, tight end or wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Tee Higgins
Tee Higgins outscores Sam LaPorta in 52% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Sam LaPorta comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Tee Higgins, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Tee Higgins projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. Sam LaPorta has the better matchup against the Arizona Cardinals (34% more than average to TEs); Tee Higgins faces the Miami Dolphins (14% fewer than average to WRs). Tee Higgins still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 4.2
- Median
- 10.7
- Ceiling
- 22.1
- Big game (15+):
- 28%
- Dud (under 5):
- 14%
- Floor
- 4.4
- Median
- 11.2
- Ceiling
- 23.2
- Big game (20+):
- 16%
- Dud (under 6):
- 18%
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 | Sam LaPortaTE, DET, Sun, Oct 11, 4:25 p.m. ET | Tee HigginsWR, CIN, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| PPR projection | 15.1 | 14.9 |
| Standard projection | 9.4 | 10.2 |
| Rank this week | TE4 | WR12 |
| Matchup | at ARI | at MIA |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 11.4 | 14.7 |
| Last season per game | 9.7 | 12.1 |
| Snap share, last game | 79% | 79% |
| Trade value | 22 | 38 |