Should I start Elijah Mitchell or MarShawn Lloyd in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Elijah Mitchell, and the board ranks him 159th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on MarShawn Lloyd, and the board ranks him 164th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 48.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Elijah Mitchell is 1.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 8 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for MarShawn Lloyd is 1.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 3 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Elijah Mitchell has been on the field for 30 percent of PHI snaps, taken 26 percent of the carries, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 20 third down targets, had 0 of its 5 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 17 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have come 4.0 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 7 against DAL he carried 3 times for 11 yards, caught 3 of 4 targets for 23 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against WAS he carried 11 times for 34 yards, caught 4 of 6 targets for 3 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, MarShawn Lloyd has been on the field for 35 percent of GB snaps, taken 35 percent of the carries, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 88 third down targets, had 3 of its 21 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 37 two minute targets.

His 17 targets have come 0.8 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 6 against DAL he carried 8 times for 10 yards, caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against DET he carried 6 times for 20 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 10 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against CAR he carried 3 times for 7 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 9 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Elijah Mitchell played 1 game, finishing RB149.

He carried 0 times for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 1 target for 0 more yards.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

The season feed carries no line for MarShawn Lloyd in the last completed season.

Head to head

This season MarShawn Lloyd holds the bigger snap share, 35 percent against 30 percent.

This season MarShawn Lloyd holds the bigger share of the carries, 35 percent against 26 percent.

Byes and availability

Elijah Mitchell is off in Week 10 and MarShawn Lloyd in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.