Should I start DeMario Douglas or Stefon Diggs in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on DeMario Douglas, and the board ranks him 106th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Stefon Diggs, and the board ranks him 110th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 47.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 2.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 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.

The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 2.4 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.

DeMario Douglas's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, DeMario Douglas has been on the field for 55 percent of NE snaps, drawn 16 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 13 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 0 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 31 two minute targets.

His 37 targets have averaged 10.6 air yards.

In Week 6 against NYJ he caught 7 of 8 targets for 86 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 7 against CHI he caught 3 of 4 targets for 23 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against MIA he caught 3 of 3 targets for 76 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs has been on the field for 60 percent of WAS snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 16 of the offence's 53 third down targets, had 2 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 8.5 air yards.

In Week 4 against IND he caught 5 of 9 targets for 35 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against SF he caught 6 of 7 targets for 44 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against PHI he caught 3 of 6 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 DeMario Douglas played 17 games and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets.

That came to 2.7 targets a game, a 67 percent catch rate and 14.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Stefon Diggs played 17 games and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 83 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 17 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 Stefon Diggs scored 12.4 PPR points a game and DeMario Douglas 5.6, 6.7 a game between them.

DeMario Douglas finished WR65 that year and Stefon Diggs WR17.

Stefon Diggs had 56 more targets than DeMario Douglas, 102 to 46.

Stefon Diggs had 566 more receiving yards than DeMario Douglas, 1013 to 447.

This season Stefon Diggs holds the bigger snap share, 60 percent against 55 percent.

This season Stefon Diggs holds the bigger target share, 23 percent against 16 percent.

Byes and availability

DeMario Douglas is off in Week 11 and Stefon Diggs in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.