Should I start Efton Chism III or Keenan Allen 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.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Keenan Allen, and the board ranks him 137th overall on the rest of his evidence.

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.

The market-based projection for Keenan Allen is 1.9 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.

Efton Chism III's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

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, Keenan Allen has been on the field for 60 percent of IND snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 54 third down targets, had 1 of its 18 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 50 targets have averaged 7.3 air yards.

In Week 6 against TEN he caught 8 of 11 targets for 82 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against MIN he caught 3 of 3 targets for 31 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against JAX he caught 7 of 7 targets for 67 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 Keenan Allen played 17 games and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.2 targets a game, a 66 percent catch rate and 9.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Keenan Allen was available for 9 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Keenan Allen scored 10.7 PPR points a game and Efton Chism III 2.1, 8.7 a game between them.

Keenan Allen had 119 more targets than Efton Chism III, 122 to 3.

Keenan Allen had 702 more receiving yards than Efton Chism III, 777 to 75.

This season Efton Chism III holds the bigger snap share, 63 percent against 60 percent.

This season Keenan Allen holds the bigger target share, 22 percent against 12 percent.

Byes and availability

Efton Chism III is off in Week 11 and Keenan Allen in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.