Should I start Efton Chism III or Denzel Boston in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Start Denzel Boston: 91 percent of the snaps and 22 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Efton Chism III's 63 percent of the snaps and 3 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
WR48 · NE · bye 11
2026 vs anytime td line 1-6
- Market-based projection
- 6.8 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 131
WR49 · CLE · bye 11
2026 vs anytime td line 3-5
- Market-based projection
- 9.8 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 132
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The gap
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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on Efton Chism III, and the board ranks him 131st overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Denzel Boston, and the board ranks him 132nd overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Efton Chism III is 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
Efton Chism III's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, Efton Chism III has been on the field for 63 percent of NE snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 0 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.
His 6 targets have averaged 4.5 air yards.
In Week 7 against CHI he caught 1 of 1 target for 16 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against MIA he caught 5 of 5 targets for 37 yards and did not score.
Through Week 8, Denzel Boston has been on the field for 91 percent of CLE snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 17 of the offence's 63 third down targets, had 2 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 10 of its 47 two minute targets.
His 53 targets have averaged 15.1 air yards.
In Week 6 against BAL he caught 1 of 5 targets for 15 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against TEN he caught 3 of 8 targets for 27 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against PIT he caught 6 of 11 targets for 37 yards and did not score.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Efton Chism III played 8 games and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.
He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target.
That came to 0.4 targets a game, a 100 percent catch rate and 25.0 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 14 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Denzel Boston is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.
Head to head
This season Denzel Boston holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 63 percent.
This season Denzel Boston holds the bigger target share, 21 percent against 12 percent.
Byes and availability
Both are off in Week 11, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
Both players in full
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