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Should I start Stefon Diggs or Jalen Coker in Week 9?

Updated Nov 3, 9:36 AM ET.

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Week 9 verdict

Start

WR · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
11.8
fantasy pts
DEN D vs WR
27.9
7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
30 of 100 at WR
Snap share
70%
Through Week 8
Target share
21%
Through Week 8
Sit

WR · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
10.8
recent weeks avg
LAR D vs WR
26.8
5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at WR
Snap share
61%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8
Start Coker or Diggs? The full Week 9 breakdown

Start Jalen Coker: 76 percent of the snaps and 22 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Stefon Diggs's 64 percent of the snaps and 22 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Jalen Coker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 9 games), Stefon Diggs 76 (8.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jalen Coker over Stefon Diggs.

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

WR46 · WAS · bye 7

2026 vs anytime td line 4-2

Market-based projection
11.0 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
110

WR47 · CAR · bye 5

2026 vs anytime td line 2-4

Market-based projection
13.1 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
112

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The gap

  • Board size300 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 each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Stefon Diggs, and the board ranks him 110th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 47.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jalen Coker, and the board ranks him 112th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 2.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 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 Jalen Coker is 2.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 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.

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

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs has been on the field for 61 percent of WAS snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 16 of the offence's 53 third down targets, had 2 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 8.5 air yards.

In Week 4 against IND he caught 5 of 9 targets for 35 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against SF he caught 6 of 7 targets for 44 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against PHI he caught 3 of 6 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Jalen Coker has been on the field for 70 percent of CAR snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 10 of the offence's 46 third down targets, had 1 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 10.7 air yards.

In Week 6 against PHI he caught 6 of 13 targets for 97 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against TB he caught 1 of 4 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against GB he caught 2 of 5 targets for 35 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Stefon Diggs played 17 games and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 83 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jalen Coker played 11 games and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets.

That came to 3.9 targets a game, a 77 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Stefon Diggs was available for 6 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Stefon Diggs scored 12.4 PPR points a game and Jalen Coker 8.2, 4.2 a game between them.

Stefon Diggs finished WR17 that year and Jalen Coker WR69.

Stefon Diggs had 59 more targets than Jalen Coker, 102 to 43.

Stefon Diggs had 619 more receiving yards than Jalen Coker, 1013 to 394.

This season Jalen Coker holds the bigger snap share, 70 percent against 61 percent.

This season Stefon Diggs holds the bigger target share, 23 percent against 21 percent.

Byes and availability

Stefon Diggs is off in Week 7 and Jalen Coker in Week 5, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Jalen Coker?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 9 games), Stefon Diggs 76 (8.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jalen Coker over Stefon Diggs.

  • Should I drop Jalen Coker for Stefon Diggs?

    No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 9 games), Stefon Diggs 76 (8.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jalen Coker over Stefon Diggs.

Should I drop Jalen Coker?

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