Fantasy · Week 9 · Start or sit
Jaylen Waddle Or Makai Lemon?
Our week 9 call from the head-to-head model, for PPR scoring. It updates as news and lines move.
Our call
Too close to call
Too close to call on projections (8.8 vs 8.7). If you're ahead this week take the higher floor; if you're chasing points take the higher ceiling. If you have to pick one, the numbers lean Jaylen Waddle (50%).
Jaylen Waddle outscores Makai Lemon 50% of the time; Makai Lemon 50%.
WR, DEN at CAR
8.8 projected PPR points
Likely range 4–15 · WR26 this week · Flex
Flex option. Scored 14.9 points last game against a typical 10.8 (trending up).
WR, PHI vs NYG
8.7 projected PPR points
Likely range 4–15 · WR28 this week · Flex
Flex option. Scored 11.7 points last game against a typical 5.1 (trending up).
Side by side
| Jaylen Waddle | Makai Lemon | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | Projected points | 8.7 |
| 3.5 | Floor (a bad day) | 3.5 |
| 15.1 | Ceiling (a big day) | 15.0 |
| CAR -9% | Matchup | NYG +5% |
| ~24 pts | Team's expected score | ~18 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Hot ▲ | Recent form | Hot ▲ |
| High | Our confidence | High |
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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.