Should I start Eli Raridon or Caleb Williams in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 10:21 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
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Start Caleb Williams: 95 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Eli Raridon's 68 percent of the snaps and 14 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.
Should I drop Eli Raridon for Caleb Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Caleb Williams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Eli Raridon 35 (4.4 a game over 8 games).
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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.
TE20 · NE · bye 11
2026 vs anytime td line 2-5
- Market-based projection
- 6.8 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 117
QB17 · CHI · bye 10
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- Market-based projection
- 17.6 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 118
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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 Eli Raridon, and the board ranks him 117th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Caleb Williams, and the board ranks him 118th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 9.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Eli Raridon is 2.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market-based projection for Caleb Williams is 1.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
Eli Raridon's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, Eli Raridon has been on the field for 56 percent of NE snaps, drawn 10 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 2 of the offence's 50 third down targets, had 2 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 30 two minute targets.
His 20 targets have averaged 7.2 air yards.
In Week 6 against NYJ he caught 1 of 3 targets for 11 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against CHI he caught 3 of 4 targets for 56 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 8 against MIA he caught 1 of 4 targets for 5 yards and did not score.
Through Week 8, Caleb Williams has been on the field for 97 percent of CHI snaps, dropped back 186 times and thrown 7.5 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 27 of 186 dropbacks and scrambled 15 times.
In Week 6 against ATL he completed 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 4 yards.
In Week 7 against NE he completed 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 4 times for 19 yards.
In Week 8 against SEA he completed 24 of 34 passes for 247 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 2 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
Eli Raridon is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.
In 2025 Caleb Williams played 17 games and scored 325.2 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB5.
He threw for 3942 yards on 568 attempts with 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns.
That came to 33.4 attempts a game at 6.9 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 99 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Side by side
Eli Raridon is a tight end and Caleb Williams a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.
Byes and availability
Eli Raridon is off in Week 11 and Caleb Williams in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Eli Raridon for Caleb Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Caleb Williams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Eli Raridon 35 (4.4 a game over 8 games).
Should I drop Caleb Williams for Eli Raridon?
No. Keep Caleb Williams: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Eli Raridon 35 (4.4 a game over 8 games).
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