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George Pickens or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?

Our week 5 call from the head-to-head model, for PPR scoring. It updates as news and lines move.

Our call

Both have already played

George Pickens scored 28.0 and Jaxon Smith-Njigba scored 22.8. George Pickens came out 5.2 ahead, and neither lineup spot can be changed now.

George Pickens

WR, DAL vs TB

12.9 projected PPR points

Likely range 5–22 · WR15 this week · Start

Start. DAL's offense is expected to score about 30 points, a strong scoring spot.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR, SEA vs SF · Questionable — ankle injury

13.2 projected PPR points

Likely range 0–23 · WR14 this week · Start

Start if active. Questionable — ankle injury.

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The chance is a model estimate that treats the two scores as independent. Fantasy scoring is noisy, so even a 70% call loses three times in ten. Projections are estimates, not guarantees. How it works.

George Pickens or Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Week 5 Start/Sit Pick | StatGrades