Start DeMario Douglas or Adonai Mitchell? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start DeMario Douglas over Adonai Mitchell
- Market projects
- 7.7
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs WR
- 35.7
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 55%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 6.0
- recent weeks avg
- KC D vs WR
- 23.7
- 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 67%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 23%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for DeMario Douglas?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Adonai Mitchell.
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Our Week 9 call
Start DeMario Douglas over Adonai Mitchell in Week 9.
Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 7.7 points and Adonai Mitchell at 6.0, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (4.8, 8.9 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell this week yet, so his 6.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (6.5 and 5.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 4.8, 8.9 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 5.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts DeMario Douglas 1.7 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
DeMario Douglas and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.
Adonai Mitchell and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.
By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.
Injury status
DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.
Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, DeMario Douglas played 55 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.
DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.
DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.
DeMario Douglas, Week 8 against MIA: 3 targets and 3 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Adonai Mitchell played 67 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 7 against MIA: 26 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 8 against LV: 9 targets and 7 catches for 142 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.
He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.
He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.
He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.
He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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 Adonai Mitchell for DeMario Douglas?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Adonai Mitchell.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep DeMario Douglas: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Adonai Mitchell.
Should I drop Adonai Mitchell?
Week 9 on the board
- Is DeMario Douglas playing Week 9?
- Is Adonai Mitchell playing Week 9?
- Patriots depth chart
- Jets depth chart
- Week 9 WR rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
- Week 9 defense rankings