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Should I start Jordan Addison or Jakobi Meyers in Week 9?

Updated Nov 4, 8:36 AM ET.

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Week 9 verdict

Start Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison

Meyers projects lower, 8.9 to 9.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 91 for Meyers, 102 for Addison.

Start

WR · JAX · at BAL · Questionable

Market projects
8.9
fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR
35.0
8th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
55 of 100 at WR
Snap share
76%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

WR · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
9.1
fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR
37.1
5th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
86 of 100 at WR
Snap share
91%
Through Week 8
Target share
22%
Through Week 8
Start Meyers or Addison? The full Week 9 breakdown

Start Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison in Week 9. Meyers projects lower, 8.9 to 9.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 91 for Meyers, 102 for Addison. Meyers is listed questionable.

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Jakobi Meyers?

Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Addison projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 9 games) and Jakobi Meyers 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison. Jakobi Meyers is listed questionable.

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Both players' season market-based projection, their usage this season and their last full season's numbers.

WR30 · MIN · bye 6

2026 vs anytime td line 1-5

Market-based projection
9.0 pts a game

WR33 · JAX · bye 7

2026 vs anytime td line 2-5

Market-based projection
9.0 pts a game

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The gap

  • Price difference0.1 points a game
  • Board size306 draftable players

Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from the market projection.

The market-based projections

Jordan Addison's market-based projection is 9.0 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 8 market sources. That is the 82nd highest figure of the 220 players with a market-based projection.

Jakobi Meyers's market-based projection is 9.0 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 13 market sources. That is the 86th highest figure of the 220 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jordan Addison, and the board ranks him 63rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jakobi Meyers, and the board ranks him 66th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Jordan Addison has been on the field for 91 percent of MIN snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 14 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 0 of its 4 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 11 two minute targets.

His 33 targets have averaged 15.2 air yards.

In Week 4 against MIA he carried 1 time for -1 yards, caught 4 of 6 targets for 52 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against IND he carried 1 time for 3 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 20 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against DET he caught 3 of 8 targets for 66 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Jakobi Meyers has been on the field for 76 percent of JAX snaps, drawn 16 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 9 of the offence's 48 third down targets, had 3 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 23 two minute targets.

His 31 targets have averaged 10.5 air yards.

In Week 5 against PHI he caught 2 of 3 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against HOU he caught 5 of 10 targets for 83 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against IND he caught 2 of 3 targets for 24 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jordan Addison played 14 games and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 5.6 targets a game, a 53 percent catch rate and 15 yards a catch.

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

In 2025 Jakobi Meyers played 16 games and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 6.9 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 11.1 yards a catch.

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

Jakobi Meyers was available for 2 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jakobi Meyers scored 11.0 PPR points a game and Jordan Addison 9.7, 1.3 a game between them.

Jordan Addison finished WR45 that year and Jakobi Meyers WR32.

Jakobi Meyers had 31 more targets than Jordan Addison, 110 to 79.

Jakobi Meyers had 225 more receiving yards than Jordan Addison, 835 to 610.

This season Jordan Addison holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 76 percent.

This season Jordan Addison holds the bigger target share, 22 percent against 16 percent.

Byes and availability

Jordan Addison is off in Week 6 and Jakobi Meyers in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

Jakobi Meyers is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

0.1 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Jordan Addison for Jakobi Meyers?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Addison projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 9 games) and Jakobi Meyers 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison. Jakobi Meyers is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Jordan Addison?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jakobi Meyers projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Jordan Addison 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison. Jakobi Meyers is listed questionable.

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