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Fantasy football Week 9 recap 2026

Who won Week 9, who fell short, who got hurt and who everyone is adding. Every number is from the box score.

Week 9 recapFinal, updated Tuesday

C.J. Stroud threw for 384 yards and five touchdowns

36.4 PPR points against the Chargers, 19.5 above his projection of 16.8. The top score of Week 9.

21 of 35, 384 yd, 5 TD, 1 INT; 2 car, 20 ydC.J. Stroud

The Parlae desk · · PPR

Updated Tuesday with Monday night: our calls graded 1528 for 2706.

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Week 9 leaders

Top five at each position

QB Top QBs

PPR
  1. 1C.J. Stroud21 of 35, 384 yd, 5 TD, 1 INT; 2 car, 20 yd36.4
  2. 2Jordan Love23 of 29, 372 yd, 3 TD, 0 INT; 1 car, 13 yd, 1 TD36.2
  3. 3Joe Burrow24 of 29, 271 yd, 3 TD, 0 INT; 3 car, 7 yd, 1 TD29.5
  4. 4Brock Purdy17 of 25, 232 yd, 2 TD, 1 INT; 7 car, 40 yd, 1 TD26.3
  5. 5Shedeur Sanders19 of 31, 297 yd, 2 TD, 0 INT; 10 car, 28 yd22.7

RB Top RBs

PPR
  1. 1Kenneth Walker III18 car, 102 yd, 1 TD; 4 rec, 4 tgt, 41 yd, 2 TD36.3
  2. 2Bucky Irving20 car, 97 yd, 2 TD; 4 rec, 5 tgt, 28 yd28.5
  3. 3Bijan Robinson19 car, 100 yd, 1 TD; 6 rec, 7 tgt, 47 yd26.7
  4. 4Christian McCaffrey18 car, 68 yd, 1 TD; 2 rec, 3 tgt, 19 yd, 1 TD22.7
  5. 5Javonte Williams20 car, 101 yd, 1 TD; 4 rec, 5 tgt, 23 yd22.4

WR Top WRs

PPR
  1. 1Puka Nacua14 rec, 19 tgt, 150 yd, 1 TD; 2 car, 20 yd35
  2. 2CeeDee Lamb10 rec, 16 tgt, 195 yd, 1 TD33.5
  3. 3Matthew Golden10 rec, 10 tgt, 164 yd, 1 TD32.4
  4. 4Ja'Marr Chase10 rec, 12 tgt, 155 yd, 1 TD31.5
  5. 5Christian Watson7 rec, 8 tgt, 171 yd, 1 TD30.1

TE Top TEs

PPR
  1. 1Darren Waller8 rec, 10 tgt, 90 yd, 1 TD23
  2. 2Brock Bowers7 rec, 8 tgt, 111 yd, 1 TD; 1 car, 2 yd22.3
  3. 3Travis Kelce4 rec, 6 tgt, 72 yd; 1 car, 1 yd, 1 TD17.3
  4. 4Isaiah Likely5 rec, 6 tgt, 53 yd, 1 TD16.3
  5. 5AJ Barner2 rec, 4 tgt, 7 yd, 1 TD; 3 car, 3 yd, 1 TD15

Waiver pickups for Week 10, and why

From Week 9's box score and Sleeper adds, ranked by the work each player got
  1. 1Devin SingletaryRB · NYG
    • Played 93% of snaps with 21 carries (84% of NYG's) and 3 targets (11%)
    • Added in 425,646 Sleeper leagues in the last 48 hours
  2. 2Caleb DouglasWR · MIA
    • Will Kacmarek left early (20 of 57 snaps), now listed Questionable
    • Played 74% of snaps with 8 targets (38% of MIA's)
    • Scored 13 PPR in Week 9, 4.2 over his projection
  3. 3Audric EstimeRB · NO
    • Played 47% of snaps with 15 carries (68% of NO's) and 1 target (3%)
    • Scored 14.7 PPR in Week 9, 6.2 over his projection
    • Added in 621,249 Sleeper leagues in the last 48 hours
  4. 4Omar Cooper Jr.WR · NYJ
    • Played 86% of snaps with 11 targets (37% of NYJ's)
    • Scored 13.8 PPR in Week 9
    • Added in 130,376 Sleeper leagues in the last 48 hours
  5. 5Dylan SampsonRB · CLE
    • Played 64% of snaps with 8 carries (33% of CLE's) and 6 targets (21%)
    • Added in 78,350 Sleeper leagues in the last 48 hours

Snap counts post Tuesday morning; recheck them on the usage page before a big bid.

Usage notes

Every Week 9 share
  • Cade Otton and Brock Bowers each played 100% of their club's offensive snaps, tied for the highest share of any tight end.
  • CeeDee Lamb drew 47% of the Cowboys' targets, the highest share in Week 9.
  • Adonai Mitchell accounted for 79% of the Jets' air yards, the highest share among pass catchers.
  • Tyler Allgeier handled 94% of the Cardinals' carries, the highest share of any running back.
  • Ollie Gordon II had 4 red zone targets and carries, 80% of the Dolphins' red zone plays, the top share with three or more.

Booms and busts

Against Sleeper's pregame projection

Booms

Projected 10 or more, and beat it by the most.

Out of nowhere

Projected under 8, scored 15 or more.

Busts

Projected 12 or more, played, and fell furthest short.

  • D'Andre SwiftRB · CHI · vs TBScored 3.1, projected 19.2, 44 of 61 snaps-16.1
  • Carson WentzQB · MIN · vs BUFScored -0.8, projected 14.8-15.6
  • Josh JacobsRB · GB · vs NEScored 0.5, projected 15, 10 of 66 snaps, listed Out-14.5
  • Jared GoffQB · DET · vs MIAScored 6.3, projected 19.9, 59 of 59 snaps-13.6
  • Malik WillisQB · MIA · vs DETScored 4.8, projected 17.8, 57 of 57 snaps, listed Questionable-13

Short days, now on the injury report

Under half his team's snaps, with a status listed since
  • Josh JacobsRB · GB · vs NE10 of 66 snaps, now listed Out
  • Jaylen WaddleWR · DEN · vs CAR14 of 75 snaps, now listed Out
  • Jake FergusonTE · DAL · vs IND27 of 79 snaps, now listed Out
  • Tyler GoodsonRB · DAL · vs IND20 of 79 snaps, now listed Out
  • Jonathan MingoWR · DAL · vs IND31 of 79 snaps, now listed Questionable
  • Bo MeltonWR · GB · vs NE15 of 66 snaps, now listed Questionable
  • Will KacmarekTE · MIA · vs DET20 of 57 snaps, now listed Questionable
  • Mo Alie-CoxTE · IND · vs DAL14 of 64 snaps, now listed Questionable
  • Colson YankoffTE · WAS · vs LAR7 of 62 snaps, now listed Questionable

Our calls, graded

1528 for 2706

Our start or sit calls went 1528 for 2706 in Week 9. Every call is locked at kickoff and graded in public, the misses included.

Best hitStart C.J. Stroud (36.4) over Carson Wentz (-0.8), 37.1 points apartWorst missStart Carson Wentz (-0.8) over Jordan Love (36.2), 36.9 points apart

The full start or sit record

Everyone is adding

Most added across Sleeper leagues, last 48 hours

The Week 10 waiver wire, with the bid on each

More

Points are PPR from Sleeper's official stat feed. Projections are Sleeper's pregame PPR projections, not ours. Injury statuses are as listed when this page was last updated, and a snap count is the only thing said about how a game ended.

Parlae start or sit calls this season: 10,779 right of 17,776 graded, 19,999 published. Misses stay up. See the record.

By the Parlae deskRecap updated Nov 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number

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