Should I start Tyler Higbee or Stefon Diggs in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tyler Higbee, and the board ranks him 108th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Stefon Diggs, and the board ranks him 109th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 47.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Tyler Higbee is 2.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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.

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

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Tyler Higbee has been on the field for 59 percent of LAR snaps, drawn 11 percent of the targets and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 66 third down targets, had 1 of its 21 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 39 two minute targets.

His 34 targets have averaged 7.9 air yards.

In Week 6 against ARI he caught 4 of 4 targets for 22 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against LV he caught 2 of 3 targets for 14 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against LAC he caught 1 of 2 targets for 14 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs has been on the field for 60 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Tyler Higbee played 10 games and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 3.6 targets a game, a 69 percent catch rate and 11.2 yards a catch.

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

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.

Stefon Diggs was available for 7 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Stefon Diggs scored 12.4 PPR points a game and Tyler Higbee 7.1, 5.3 a game between them.

Tyler Higbee finished TE40 and Stefon Diggs WR17, which are two different ladders.

Tyler Higbee is a tight end and Stefon Diggs a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Tyler Higbee is off in Week 11 and Stefon Diggs in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.