Should I start Efton Chism III or Keon Coleman 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 Keon Coleman, and the board ranks him 161st 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 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 Keon Coleman is 1.4 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, Keon Coleman has been on the field for 68 percent of BUF snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 49 third down targets, had 1 of its 26 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 27 two minute targets.

His 27 targets have averaged 15.6 air yards.

In Week 5 against LAR he caught 1 of 2 targets for 7 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 6 against LV he caught 4 of 6 targets for 59 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against BAL he caught 1 of 3 targets 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 Keon Coleman played 13 games and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets.

That came to 4-5 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 10.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Keon Coleman was available for 5 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Keon Coleman scored 7.9 PPR points a game and Efton Chism III 2.1, 5.8 a game between them.

Keon Coleman had 56 more targets than Efton Chism III, 59 to 3.

Keon Coleman had 329 more receiving yards than Efton Chism III, 404 to 75.

This season Keon Coleman holds the bigger snap share, 68 percent against 63 percent.

This season Keon Coleman holds the bigger target share, 14 percent against 12 percent.

Byes and availability

Efton Chism III is off in Week 11 and Keon Coleman in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.