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Start Rachaad White or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Rachaad White

Jones projects lower, 9.3 to 11.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 110 for Jones, 127 for White.

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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · vs BUF

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
Sit

Rachaad White

RB · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
11.6
recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB
20.6
14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
53%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Rachaad White.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Rachaad White in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Aaron Jones Sr. at 9.3 points and Rachaad White at 11.6, a gap of 2.2. Aaron Jones Sr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 110 against 127, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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. No player market is posted for Rachaad White this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (12.0 and 11.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Rachaad White yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 11.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rachaad White is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

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 Rachaad White 2.2 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Rachaad White and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 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

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Rachaad White played 53 percent of WAS snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 6 against SF: 46 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 27 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 8 against PHI: 11 carries for 55 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 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, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Rachaad White.

  • Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Rachaad White?

    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), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Rachaad White.

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