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Should I start DJ Moore or Garrett Wilson in Week 9?

Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET.

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  • : DJ Moore: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Jets WR Garrett Wilson says he doesn't want to be traded but does want to win (ESPN)

Week 9 verdict

Start

WR · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
14.9
recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR
23.7
2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
90%
Through Week 8
Target share
28%
Through Week 8
Sit

WR · BUF · at MIN · Questionable

Market projects
11.4
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR
25.3
4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
51%
Through Week 8
Target share
19%
Through Week 8
Start Wilson or Moore? The full Week 9 breakdown

Start Garrett Wilson: 92 percent of the snaps and 23 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against DJ Moore's 44 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 DJ Moore for Garrett Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Garrett Wilson projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 8 games), DJ Moore 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Garrett Wilson over DJ Moore. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

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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.

WR35 · BUF · bye 7

2026 vs anytime td line 2-3

Market-based projection
12.0 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
87

WR43 · NYJ · bye 13

2026 vs anytime td line 3-5

Market-based projection
14.4 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
107

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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 DJ Moore, and the board ranks him 87th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 16; 2QB: ADP 37.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Garrett Wilson, and the board ranks him 107th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for DJ Moore is 2.7 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.

The market-based projection for Garrett Wilson is 2.5 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.

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

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, DJ Moore has been on the field for 51 percent of BUF snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 38 third down targets, had 1 of its 20 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 24 two minute targets.

His 27 targets have averaged 15.0 air yards.

In Week 3 against LAC he caught 6 of 10 targets for 67 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against NE he carried 1 time for 6 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 11 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against BAL he carried 1 time for 4 yards, caught 4 of 7 targets for 82 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Garrett Wilson has been on the field for 90 percent of NYJ snaps, drawn 28 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 20 of the offence's 61 third down targets, had 2 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 34 two minute targets.

His 63 targets have averaged 10.4 air yards.

In Week 6 against NE he caught 4 of 6 targets for 44 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against MIA he caught 2 of 3 targets for 26 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against LV he caught 6 of 12 targets for 83 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 DJ Moore played 17 games and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.

He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 5.0 targets a game, a 59 percent catch rate and 13.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Garrett Wilson played 7 games and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.

He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets.

That came to 8.4 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 11.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 89 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

DJ Moore was available for 10 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Garrett Wilson scored 14.2 PPR points a game and DJ Moore 10.0, 4.2 a game between them.

DJ Moore finished WR35 that year and Garrett Wilson WR62.

DJ Moore had 26 more targets than Garrett Wilson, 85 to 59.

DJ Moore had 287 more receiving yards than Garrett Wilson, 682 to 395.

This season Garrett Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 90 percent against 51 percent.

This season Garrett Wilson holds the bigger target share, 28 percent against 19 percent.

Byes and availability

DJ Moore is off in Week 7 and Garrett Wilson in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

DJ Moore is listed as questionable on the injury report.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop DJ Moore for Garrett Wilson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Garrett Wilson projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 8 games), DJ Moore 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Garrett Wilson over DJ Moore. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Garrett Wilson for DJ Moore?

    No. Keep Garrett Wilson: he projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 8 games), DJ Moore 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Garrett Wilson over DJ Moore. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

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