Sam LaPortaorTucker Kraft?
Week 9 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.
Our call
Lean Sam LaPorta
Sam LaPorta outscores Tucker Kraft in 51% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Tucker Kraft comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Sam LaPorta, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Sam LaPorta projects 0.4 half-PPR points ahead in Week 9. Sam LaPorta has the better matchup against the Miami Dolphins (31% more than average to TEs); Tucker Kraft faces the New England Patriots (5% fewer than average to TEs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 3.5
- Median
- 9.5
- Ceiling
- 20.2
- Big game (15+):
- 23%
- Dud (under 5):
- 19%
- Floor
- 3.2
- Median
- 9.2
- Ceiling
- 19.6
- Big game (15+):
- 22%
- Dud (under 5):
- 21%
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, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET | Tucker KraftTE, GB, Sun, Nov 8, 4:25 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 11.0 | 10.6 |
| PPR projection | 13.4 | 12.8 |
| Standard projection | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Rank this week | TE5 | TE6 |
| Matchup | at MIA | at NE |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 10.1 | 8.9 |
| Last season per game | 9.7 | 12.6 |
| Snap share, last game | 93% | 88% |
| Trade value | 5 | 15 |