Wondering who you should start this week — Josh Downs or Rome Odunze? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Rome Odunze — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Rome Odunze (TB allow the 26th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 9
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Josh Downs
vs DAL
11.0
5th · soft
8.3
789
healthy
Rome OdunzeSTART
vs TB
11.4
26th · tough
10.2
1,254
healthy
WRs vs DAL recently: Matthew Golden 16.4 pts (W6) · Makai Lemon 12.7 pts (W7) · Michael Wilson 18.8 pts (W8).
Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Josh Downs has the higher floor (5.3) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Rome Odunze has the higher ceiling (19.6) — the play if you need points.
Josh Downs is steady — about 22% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Rome Odunze is steady — about 8% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Josh Downs faces DAL, 5th most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Rome Odunze carries the higher trade value — 1,254 against 789 (a 37% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Rome Odunze gets the most.
Momentum: Josh Downs +90 and Rome Odunze +220 over the last 30 days.