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Start Malik Nabers or A.J. Brown? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 4:36 PM ET.

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  • : A.J. Brown: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle, knee) listed as questionable (ESPN)

Start A.J. Brown over Malik Nabers

Brown projects lower, 13.7 to 15.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 18 for Brown, 35 for Nabers.

Start

A.J. Brown

WR · NE · vs GB · Questionable

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
GB D vs WR
34.8
9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
75 of 100 at WR
Snap share
68%
Through Week 7
Target share
22%
Through Week 7
Sit

Malik Nabers

WR · NYG · at PHI

Market projects
15.5
fantasy pts
PHI D vs WR
39.4
2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
91 of 100 at WR
Snap share
76%
Through Week 7
Target share
30%
Through Week 7

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Malik Nabers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Nabers projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Nabers. So make the move after his Week 9 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start A.J. Brown over Malik Nabers in Week 9.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 13.7 points and Malik Nabers at 15.5, a gap of 1.8. A.J. Brown still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 18 against 35, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for A.J. Brown this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (11.8 and 15.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for A.J. Brown yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 15.5 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 0-1 touchdowns (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for Malik Nabers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 74 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (11, 9 and 10 market sources).

That puts Malik Nabers 1.8 points ahead of A.J. Brown on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

A.J. Brown and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 34.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

Malik Nabers and NYG visit PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PHI allowed 39.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 183 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Nabers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

A.J. Brown is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, A.J. Brown played 68 percent of NE snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

A.J. Brown, Week 1 against SEA: 31 of 71 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

A.J. Brown, Week 6 against NYJ: 52 of 68 snaps, 10 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

A.J. Brown, Week 7 against CHI: 49 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 48 yards.

Through Week 7, Malik Nabers played 76 percent of NYG snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Nabers, Week 4 against ARI: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 112 yards, 1 touchdown.

Malik Nabers, Week 5 against WAS: 80 of 89 snaps, 20 targets and 11 catches for 121 yards, 1 touchdown.

Malik Nabers, Week 6 against NO: 66 of 77 snaps, 15 targets and 12 catches for 165 yards.

Malik Nabers, Week 7 against HOU: 48 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 111 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 735 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Malik Nabers played 4 games for NYG and scored 57.1 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR101.

He caught 18 of 35 targets for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 219 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 A.J. Brown for Malik Nabers?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Nabers projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Nabers. So make the move after his Week 9 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Malik Nabers for A.J. Brown?

    No. Keep Malik Nabers: he projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Nabers. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

Week 9 on the board

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