Should I start Efton Chism III or Jalen Royals in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Efton Chism III, and the board ranks him 131st overall on the rest of his evidence.

Our board does not carry Jalen Royals at all right now: live drafts have stopped taking him and there is no player market on him this week, so he has no rank, no tier and no ADP here.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Efton Chism III is 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 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.

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

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Efton Chism III has been on the field for 63 percent of NE snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 6 targets have averaged 4.5 air yards.

In Week 7 against CHI he caught 1 of 1 target for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against MIA he caught 5 of 5 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Jalen Royals has been on the field for 46 percent of KC snaps, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 50 third down targets, had 2 of its 20 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 24 two minute targets.

His 12 targets have averaged 5.6 air yards.

In Week 6 against LAC he caught 2 of 4 targets for 24 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against SEA he caught 0 of 2 targets for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against DEN he caught 1 of 1 target for 4 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Efton Chism III played 8 games and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 0.4 targets a game, a 100 percent catch rate and 25.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jalen Royals played 7 games and scored 2.4 PPR points, 0.3 a game.

He caught 2 of 3 targets for 4 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets.

That came to 0.4 targets a game, a 67 percent catch rate and 2.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 9 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Efton Chism III was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Efton Chism III scored 2.1 PPR points a game and Jalen Royals 0.3, 1.7 a game between them.

Both had 3 targets.

Efton Chism III had 71 more receiving yards than Jalen Royals, 75 to 4.

This season Efton Chism III holds the bigger snap share, 63 percent against 46 percent.

This season Efton Chism III holds the bigger target share, 12 percent against 6 percent.

Byes and availability

Efton Chism III is off in Week 11. No bye is listed for Jalen Royals.