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Start/Sit › Week 4 close calls › TE

Juwan Johnson or Sam LaPorta: who should I start in Week 4?

· Juwan Johnson: NO vs ATL, Mon, Oct 5, 8:15 PM ET · Sam LaPorta: DET vs CAR, Sun, Oct 4, 8:20 PM ET

START JUWAN JOHNSONCOIN FLIP

Coin flip in Week 4: Juwan Johnson edges Sam LaPorta, outscoring him in 54.7% of 10,000 simulated games (half-PPR), so let your floor/upside need decide. Same pick in PPR (55%) and standard (55%). Need a safe floor? Juwan Johnson (p10 2.2). Need upside? Juwan Johnson (p85 18.6).

ScoringPlayerWins H2HRankMedianFloor p10Ceiling p85
PPRJuwan Johnson55%TE410.73.022.1
Sam LaPorta45%TE69.32.619.0
Half-PPRJuwan Johnson55%TE38.52.218.6
Sam LaPorta45%TE57.21.915.9
StandardJuwan Johnson55%TE36.01.315.2
Sam LaPorta45%TE74.91.012.8

Both players are simulated together in the same 10,000 games, so shared-game correlation is included. Ties count half.

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