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Meyers

WR · CIN vs JAX

Sun 1:00 PM

Proj pts

7.8pts

market

Lower Conf
Bench

Boutte

WR · HOU vs DAL

Sun 1:00 PM

Proj pts

7.5pts

market

Lower Conf

Dohnte Meyers or Kayshon Boutte: who should I start in Week 4?

Toss-up: lean Dohnte Meyers over Kayshon Boutte by 0.3. Dohnte Meyers leads at 7.8. Kayshon Boutte is the first one out, 0.3 short.

Crowd: 12% of managers started Meyers.

Highlights

Dohnte MeyersStart
WR · CIN vs JAX

Pros

  • High-scoring spot27.0 team total
  • Reliable100% consistency

Cons

  • Low target share7% target share
  • Thin volume2.3 targets/g
Kayshon BoutteBench
WR · HOU vs DAL

Pros

  • Favorable matchupFavorable · A+ vs WR
  • Big-play upside36% boom weeks

Cons

  • Low target share12% target share
  • Thin volume3.3 targets/g

Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).

MeyersStart
BoutteBench
Projection7.87.5
Floor—3.6
Ceiling—11.1
Target share7%12%
Matchup grade(recency weighted)B-A+
Implied team total27.025.8

Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET

The widest gap between them, in proportion, is consistency: Meyers 100%, Boutte 21%.

Latest game on the card: Boutte 4.1 (PPR points).

Why Dohnte Meyers

Start Dohnte Meyers — projects 7.8, an even matchup vs JAX.

Dohnte Meyers projects 7.8 points. The matchup grades as neutral against JAX. Usage: targets / game at 2.3. Net: start Dohnte Meyers this week.

Working for Meyers: High-scoring spot (27.0 team total), Reliable (100% consistency).

Working against Meyers: Low target share (7% target share), Thin volume (2.3 targets/g).

Where Meyers leads the head-to-head: Projection (7.8 vs 7.5); Implied team total (27.0 vs 25.8); vs season (+0.0 vs -1.5); Consistency (100% vs 21%); Bust rate (0% vs 43%).

Why Kayshon Boutte

Sit Kayshon Boutte — projects 7.5, a favorable matchup vs DAL, but the role is cooling.

Kayshon Boutte projects 7.5 points on a 3.6–11.1 range. The matchup grades as favorable against DAL. Usage: targets / game at 3.3. Net: bench Kayshon Boutte this week.

Working for Boutte: Favorable matchup (Favorable · A+ vs WR), Big-play upside (36% boom weeks).

Working against Boutte: Low target share (12% target share), Thin volume (3.3 targets/g).

Where Boutte leads the head-to-head: Target share (12% vs 7%); Matchup grade (recency weighted) (A+ vs B-); Last 3 avg (4.6 vs 3.2); Last 5 avg (4.4 vs 3.2); Boom rate (36% vs 0%); Targets / game (3.3 vs 2.3); Snap share (68% vs 30%); Red zone targets (5 vs 0).

Recent form

Dohnte Meyers's last 3 games: PPR points 0, 3.8, 5.9 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).

Kayshon Boutte's last 5 games: PPR points 3.6, 4.4, 3.1, 6.7, 4.1 (oldest to newest).

Meyers has already beaten Boutte's 7.5 projection in 0 of his 3; Boutte has beaten Meyers's 7.8 in 0 of his 5.

At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.

Matchup

Dohnte Meyers (CIN) faces JAX, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 27.0, spread -2.5.

Kayshon Boutte (HOU) faces DAL, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated favorable. Betting line: implied team total 25.8, spread -3.0.

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