Should I start Malachi Fields or Michael Mayer in Week 13 (2026, PPR)?

THE FF CALL

Start Malachi Fields

Michael Mayer is on bye in Week 13 and projects for 0.0 FP. Malachi Fields has a scheduled game and projects for 7.1 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

Malachi Fields: 9.7 FP recent scoring average.
Malachi Fields: 6.25% matchup reduction against SF.

Forecast updated Nov 11, 2026, 11:45 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Malachi Fields

WR · NYGStats & schedule

7.1FF projected

↓ -2.3 vs ESPN

vs SF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Michael Mayer

TE · LVStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Malachi Fields

FF projection: 7.1 FP -2.3vs ESPN
ESPN: 9.4 FP
Sleeper: 5.6 FP
FantasyPros: 7.3 FP

Malachi Fields faces SF in Week 13. Recent scoring average: 9.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Michael Mayer

FF projection: 0.0 FP
Sleeper: 0.0 FP

Recent scoring average: 7.1 fantasy points. BYE

Michael Mayer is on bye in Week 13 and projects for 0.0 FP. Malachi Fields has a scheduled game and projects for 7.1 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 11:45 AM 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

18.026.3

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
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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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Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN vs CLESun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 21.1Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 22.8Sleeper 18.0FantasyPros 19.1
21.1Expected 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.