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Should I start David Montgomery or Tyler Allgeier in Week 9?

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

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Start Tyler Allgeier: 49 percent of the snaps and 38 percent of the carries over their last 3 games, against David Montgomery's 42 percent of the snaps and 40 percent of the carries. 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 Tyler Allgeier for David Montgomery?

Yes, on the rest of the season. David Montgomery projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Tyler Allgeier 58 (7.2 a game over 8 games). David Montgomery is listed out.

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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.

David Montgomery

RB24 · HOU · bye 8

2026 vs carries line 1-4

Overall rank
71

Tyler Allgeier

RB26 · ARI · bye 14

2026 vs carries line 4-4

Market-based projection
4.3 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
75

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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 David Montgomery, and the board ranks him 71st overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 33.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tyler Allgeier, and the board ranks him 75th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for David Montgomery is 4.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

No season market is posted for Tyler Allgeier, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

This season so far

Through Week 5, David Montgomery has been on the field for 46 percent of HOU snaps, taken 45 percent of the carries, drawn 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 39 third down targets, had 3 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 7 targets have averaged 3.6 air yards.

In Week 3 against IND he carried 11 times for 33 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DAL he carried 10 times for 24 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against TEN he carried 5 times for 11 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Tyler Allgeier has been on the field for 50 percent of ARI snaps, taken 35 percent of the carries, drawn 7 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 8 of the offence's 88 third down targets, had 4 of its 29 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 57 two minute targets.

His 22 targets have come 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 6 against LAR he carried 18 times for 38 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 10 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against DEN he carried 8 times for 19 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 30 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against DAL he carried 11 times for 147 yards, caught 5 of 5 targets for 44 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 David Montgomery played 17 games and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He carried 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 more yards.

That came to 9.3 carries a game at 5 yards a carry and 1.4 catches a game.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Tyler Allgeier played 17 games and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He carried 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 more yards.

That came to 8.4 carries a game at 3.6 yards a carry and 0.8 catches a game.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 17 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 David Montgomery scored 9.8 PPR points a game and Tyler Allgeier 7.2, 2.6 a game between them.

David Montgomery finished RB27 that year and Tyler Allgeier RB39.

David Montgomery had 15 more carries than Tyler Allgeier, 158 to 143.

David Montgomery had 10 more catches than Tyler Allgeier, 24 to 14.

This season Tyler Allgeier holds the bigger snap share, 50 percent against 46 percent.

This season David Montgomery holds the bigger share of the carries, 45 percent against 35 percent.

Byes and availability

David Montgomery is off in Week 8 and Tyler Allgeier in Week 14, so either can cover the other's bye.

David Montgomery is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Tyler Allgeier for David Montgomery?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. David Montgomery projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Tyler Allgeier 58 (7.2 a game over 8 games). David Montgomery is listed out.

  • Should I drop David Montgomery for Tyler Allgeier?

    No. Keep David Montgomery: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Tyler Allgeier 58 (7.2 a game over 8 games). David Montgomery is listed out.

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