Should I start Durham Smythe or Skyler Bell? (PPR Week 13 2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Skyler Bell

Durham Smythe is on bye in Week 13 and projects for 0.0 FP. Skyler Bell has a scheduled game and projects for 2.7 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

Skyler Bell: 10% matchup lift against NE.

Forecast updated Nov 14, 2026, 6:41 PM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Skyler Bell

WR · BUFStats & schedule

2.7FF projected

at NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Durham Smythe

TE · BALStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Skyler Bell

FF projection: 2.7 FP
Sleeper: 0.3 FP
FantasyPros: 3.6 FP

Skyler Bell faces NE in Week 13. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 10%.

Durham Smythe

FF projection: 0.0 FP
Sleeper: 0.0 FP

BYE

Durham Smythe is on bye in Week 13 and projects for 0.0 FP. Skyler Bell has a scheduled game and projects for 2.7 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros live refresh is unavailable. Stored same-week projections are used (oldest provider fetch Nov 14, 2026, 12:40 PM ET).

Updated Nov 14, 2026, 6:41 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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Scoring & lineup notes

PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.

FORTIFIED RANKINGS · Rankings position

FLEX. The bigger picture.

Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.

FF expected pointsMedian · when availableWindow: experimental middle 80%● ESPN● Sleeper● FantasyPros

3 shown · common FP scale

20.026.3

FF MEAN

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Jahmyr GibbsRB · DET vs ATLSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 25.9Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 25.3Sleeper 25.9FantasyPros 23.1
25.9Expected FP
2
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · SEA vs DALMon 8:15 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 24.6Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 22.0Sleeper 26.3FantasyPros 22.7
24.6Expected FP
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Christian McCaffreyRB · SF vs NYGSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 21.4Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 20.0Sleeper 22.9FantasyPros 20.0
21.4Expected FP

How the forecast and ranges work

FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.

Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10–P90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.

Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.