Tank DellorTez Johnson?

Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Tank Dell

Tank Dell outscores Tez Johnson in 55% of simulations.

Tez Johnson still comes out ahead in the other 45%, so Tank Dell is the better bet, not a sure thing. Tez Johnson projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Tez Johnson has the better matchup against the Chicago Bears (12% more than average to WRs); Tank Dell faces the Los Angeles Chargers (8% fewer than average to WRs). Tank Dell still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Tank Dell
Floor
1.4
Median
4.2
Ceiling
9.0
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
72%
Tez Johnson
Floor
0.6
Median
3.6
Ceiling
11.2
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
70%

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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StatTank DellWR, HOU, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ETTez JohnsonWR, TB, Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection4.84.9
PPR projection5.25.6
Standard projection4.34.1
Rank this weekWR56WR55
Matchupat LACat CHI
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game5.03.8
Last season per game—5.2
Snap share, last game23%42%
Trade value——