Sean TuckerorTyjae Spears?

Week 4 start/sit decision, running back versus running back.

Our call

Lean Tyjae Spears

Tyjae Spears outscores Sean Tucker in 53% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Sean Tucker comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Tyjae Spears, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Sean Tucker projects 0.3 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Sean Tucker has the better matchup against the Green Bay Packers (12% more than average to RBs); Tyjae Spears faces the Baltimore Ravens (1% more than average to RBs). Tyjae Spears still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Sean Tucker is the pick at 52%. Tyjae Spears is listed as questionable.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Sean Tucker
Floor
0.2
Median
3.1
Ceiling
14.0
Big game (20+):
4%
Dud (under 6):
68%
Tyjae Spears
Floor
0.0
Median
4.4
Ceiling
11.2
Big game (20+):
1%
Dud (under 6):
65%

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.

StatSean TuckerRB, TB, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETTyjae SpearsRB, TEN, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection5.55.2
PPR projection5.86.4
Standard projection5.24.0
Rank this weekRB38RB40
Matchupvs GBat BAL
InjuryNoneQuestionable
2026 points per game—4.0
Last season per game5.16.9
Snap share, last game—47%
Trade value——