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2026 season · Week 5 · WR

Mike Evans vs Stefon Diggs: Who Should I Start in Week 5?

Toss-up between Evans and Diggs in PPR. Too close to call: 12.2 vs 12.3 projected PPR points; Evans's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (14% → 28%); Diggs's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (18% → 25%).

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Toss-up between Evans and Diggs in PPR

StartWR2 · #22tie
Mike EvansMike EvansSFWR@ SEA

12.5 PPR pts

324

Floor 3 · median 11.2 · ceiling 24

Plays
98%
Implied total
22.3 (dog by 3)
Matchup
Tough · 1st
Target share
28%▲8

Too close to call: 12.2 vs 12.3 projected PPR points; Evans's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (14% → 28%); Diggs's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (18% → 25%).

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StartWR2 · #21tie
Stefon DiggsStefon DiggsWASWRvs NYG

12.6 PPR pts

324

Floor 3 · median 11.1 · ceiling 24

Plays
98%
Implied total
23.3 (fav by 3)
Matchup
Neutral · 14th
Target share
25%▲1

Too close to call: 12.3 vs 12.2 projected PPR points; Diggs's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (18% → 25%); Evans's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (14% → 28%).

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How this works

Both players come from the same weekly projection: a mean and an 80% range from 2,000 simulated games, scored in your format, and the chance he plays. Start goes to the higher expected points (chance to play × projection); within 10% is a Flex-level close call. The tier ranks each player against everyone at his position this week. Reasons are templates filled with the model's numbers.

Updated Tue, Oct 6, 2:39 PM ETFull methodology

Frequently asked questions

Should I start Mike Evans or Stefon Diggs in Week 5?

Toss-up between Evans and Diggs in PPR. Too close to call: 12.2 vs 12.3 projected PPR points; Evans's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (14% → 28%); Diggs's target share has risen 2 straight weeks (18% → 25%).

Who has the higher ceiling, Mike Evans or Stefon Diggs?

Mike Evans: his 90th-percentile outcome is 24 PPR points against 24 for Stefon Diggs, from 2,000 simulated games each.

Who is the safer start, Mike Evans or Stefon Diggs?

Mike Evans: a floor (10th percentile) of 3 PPR points vs 3, and a 98% chance to play vs 98%.

What are Mike Evans's and Stefon Diggs's Week 5 projections?

PPR: Evans 12.5, Diggs 12.6; half-PPR: Evans 10.2, Diggs 10.2; standard: Evans 7.9, Diggs 7.8 (points if he plays).