Wondering who you should start this week — Ladd McConkey or Stefon Diggs? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Stefon Diggs — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Stefon Diggs (PHI allow the 2nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Ladd McConkey
@ LAR
11.0
23rd
6.6
1,466
Questionable
Stefon DiggsSTART
vs PHI
11.9
2nd · soft
10.7
1,285
healthy
WRs vs LAR recently: Khalil Shakir 8 pts (W5) · Kendrick Bourne 4.7 pts (W6) · Tre Tucker 16.3 pts (W7).
Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Stefon Diggs has the higher floor (4.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Stefon Diggs has the higher ceiling (20.1) — the play if you need points.
Ladd McConkey is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Stefon Diggs is steady — about 12% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Ladd McConkey faces LAR, 23rd most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Ladd McConkey carries the higher trade value — 1,466 against 1,285 (a 12% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Ladd McConkey gets the most.
Momentum: Ladd McConkey -985 and Stefon Diggs +308 over the last 30 days.