Sadiq
TE · NYJ vs CHI
QuestionableProj pts
5.3pts
opportunity
Sample
TE · CIN vs JAX
Proj pts
5pts
market
Drew Sample or Kenyon Sadiq: who should I start in Week 4?
Toss-up: lean Kenyon Sadiq over Drew Sample by 0.3. Kenyon Sadiq leads at 5.3. Drew Sample is the first one out, 0.3 short.
Crowd: 59% of managers started Sadiq.
Availability & news
Kenyon SadiqQuestionable
Sadiq (back) remained limited at practice Thursday.(rotowire, Oct 1, 2026)
Highlights
Pros
- Big-play upside33% boom weeks
Cons
- Rotational role45% of snaps
Pros
- High-scoring spot27.0 team total
- Favorable matchupFavorable · B+ vs TE
Cons
- Low TE usage5% target share
- Thin volume1.7 targets/g
Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).
Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET
The widest gap between them, in proportion, is last 3 avg: Sadiq 12.9, Sample 3.0.
Sadiq (Questionable): “Sadiq (back) remained limited at practice Thursday.” — RotoWire, Oct 1, 2026.
Why Kenyon Sadiq
Start Kenyon Sadiq — projects 5.3, an even matchup vs CHI.
Kenyon Sadiq projects 5.3 points. The matchup grades as neutral against CHI. Usage: targets / game at 4.7. Net: start Kenyon Sadiq this week.
Working for Sadiq: Big-play upside (33% boom weeks).
Working against Sadiq: Rotational role (45% of snaps).
Where Sadiq leads the head-to-head: Projection (5.3 vs 5.0); Target share (14% vs 5%); Last 3 avg (12.9 vs 3.0); Last 5 avg (12.9 vs 3.0); vs season (+0.0 vs -0.5); Consistency (37% vs 0%); Boom rate (33% vs 25%); Bust rate (33% vs 42%); Targets / game (4.7 vs 1.7).
Why Drew Sample
Sit Drew Sample — projects 5.0, a favorable matchup vs JAX.
Drew Sample projects 5.0 points on a 2.4–5.0 range. The matchup grades as favorable against JAX. Usage: targets / game at 1.7. Net: bench Drew Sample this week.
Working for Sample: High-scoring spot (27.0 team total), Favorable matchup (Favorable · B+ vs TE).
Working against Sample: Low TE usage (5% target share), Thin volume (1.7 targets/g).
Where Sample leads the head-to-head: Matchup grade (recency weighted) (B+ vs C); Implied team total (27.0 vs 20.0); Snap share (56% vs 45%); Red zone targets (1 vs 0); Touchdown dependence (18% vs 16%).
Recent form
Kenyon Sadiq's last 3 games: PPR points 3.7, 11.4, 23.5 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).
Drew Sample's last 2 games: PPR points 1, 4.9 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).
Sadiq has already beaten Sample's 5 projection in 2 of his 3; Sample has beaten Sadiq's 5.3 in 0 of his 2.
Matchup
Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ) faces CHI, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 20.0, spread +3.5.
Drew Sample (CIN) faces JAX, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated favorable. Betting line: implied team total 27.0, spread -2.5.
More start/sit comparisons from this week's PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning.
More Kenyon Sadiq comparisons
- Dalton Schultz or Kenyon Sadiq13.6 · 13.5
- Kenyon Sadiq or T.J. Hockenson13.5 · 13.8
- Harold Fannin Jr. or Kenyon Sadiq13.2 · 13.5
- Kenyon Sadiq or Tucker Kraft13.5 · 13.0
This week's toughest calls
- Brenton Strange or Colston Loveland11.5 · 11.4
- Mark Andrews or Tucker Kraft12.9 · 13.0
- Sam LaPorta or Travis Kelce14.9 · 15.1
- Harold Fannin Jr. or Tucker Kraft13.2 · 13.0
- AJ Barner or Hunter Henry11.0 · 11.2
- Dalton Schultz or T.J. Hockenson13.6 · 13.8
- More TE start/sit calls (tight ends this week)