Should I start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Jameson Williams in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Deebo Samuel Sr., and the board ranks him 77th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jameson Williams, and the board ranks him 81st overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market has Deebo Samuel Sr. at 3.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 3.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Deebo Samuel Sr.'s projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 5, Deebo Samuel Sr. has been on the field for 57 percent of SF snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 2 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 20 targets have averaged 2.6 air yards.

In Week 3 against ARI he carried 2 times for 14 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DEN he carried 3 times for 44 yards, caught 5 of 6 targets for 26 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against SEA he carried 2 times for 4 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Jameson Williams has been on the field for 89 percent of DET snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 60 third down targets, had 0 of its 22 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 14.9 air yards.

In Week 5 against ARI he caught 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 7 against GB he caught 5 of 9 targets for 91 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 8 against MIN he caught 4 of 6 targets for 70 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 6.2 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 10.1 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jameson Williams played 17 games and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 17.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jameson Williams was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jameson Williams scored 12.9 PPR points a game and Deebo Samuel Sr. 11.8, 1.2 a game between them.

Deebo Samuel Sr. finished WR25 that year and Jameson Williams WR12.

Jameson Williams had 3 more targets than Deebo Samuel Sr., 102 to 99.

Jameson Williams had 390 more receiving yards than Deebo Samuel Sr., 1117 to 727.

This season Jameson Williams holds the bigger snap share, 89 percent against 57 percent.

This season Jameson Williams holds the bigger target share, 18 percent against 15 percent.

Byes and availability

Deebo Samuel Sr. is off in Week 8 and Jameson Williams in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out on the injury report.