Start Emanuel Wilson or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Emanuel Wilson over Aaron Jones Sr.

- Market projects
- 9.6
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs RB
- 21.9
- 15th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 41%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 7

- Market projects
- 9.3
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs RB
- 27.3
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 25%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Emanuel Wilson over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 9.6 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 9.3, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.7, 10.5 and 5.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 7.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 12.7, 10.5 and 5.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 7.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Emanuel Wilson 0.3 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Emanuel Wilson and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.
Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.
Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Aaron Jones Sr. played 25 percent of MIN snaps, took 30 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 7 against IND: 15 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 26 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 8 against DET: 5 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.
He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.
He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.
He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.
He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Emanuel Wilson?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Aaron Jones Sr.
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Week 9 on the board
- Is Emanuel Wilson playing Week 9?
- Is Aaron Jones Sr. playing Week 9?
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