Tre TuckerorTyquan Thornton?

Week 6 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Tyquan Thornton

Tyquan Thornton outscores Tre Tucker in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Tre Tucker comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Tyquan Thornton, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Tre Tucker projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Tre Tucker has the better matchup against the Buffalo Bills (average to WRs); Tyquan Thornton faces the Los Angeles Chargers (8% fewer than average to WRs). Tyquan Thornton still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Tre Tucker
Floor
1.1
Median
6.2
Ceiling
18.1
Big game (20+):
7%
Dud (under 6):
49%
Tyquan Thornton
Floor
1.3
Median
6.1
Ceiling
17.0
Big game (20+):
7%
Dud (under 6):
50%

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.

StatTre TuckerWR, LV, Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ETTyquan ThorntonWR, KC, Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.07.9
PPR projection9.89.0
Standard projection6.16.9
Rank this weekWR29WR31
Matchupvs BUFvs LAC
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game8.59.8
Last season per game7.85.9
Snap share, last game75%63%
Trade value—1