Should I start Stefon Diggs or Efton Chism III in Week 9?
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Start Efton Chism III: 76 percent of the snaps and 12 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Stefon Diggs's 64 percent of the snaps and 22 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.
WR57 · WAS · bye 7
2026 vs anytime td line 4-2
- Market-based projection
- 11.0 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 137
WR60 · NE · bye 11
2026 vs anytime td line 1-6
- Market-based projection
- 6.8 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 141
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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 Stefon Diggs, and the board ranks him 137th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 47.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Efton Chism III, and the board ranks him 141st overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 2.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 8 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 Efton Chism III is 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 10 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.
Stefon Diggs's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs has been on the field for 61 percent of WAS snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 16 of the offence's 53 third down targets, had 2 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 21 two minute targets.
His 44 targets have averaged 8.5 air yards.
In Week 4 against IND he caught 5 of 9 targets for 35 yards and did not score.
In Week 6 against SF he caught 6 of 7 targets for 44 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 8 against PHI he caught 3 of 6 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Efton Chism III has been on the field for 76 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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Stefon Diggs played 17 games and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.
He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.
That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 83 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 54 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
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.
Stefon Diggs was available for 9 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Stefon Diggs scored 12.4 PPR points a game and Efton Chism III 2.1, 10.3 a game between them.
Stefon Diggs had 99 more targets than Efton Chism III, 102 to 3.
Stefon Diggs had 938 more receiving yards than Efton Chism III, 1013 to 75.
This season Efton Chism III holds the bigger snap share, 76 percent against 61 percent.
This season Stefon Diggs holds the bigger target share, 23 percent against 12 percent.
Byes and availability
Stefon Diggs is off in Week 7 and Efton Chism III in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.
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