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Start Rome Odunze or A.J. Brown? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 9:01 AM 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)
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Start A.J. Brown over Rome Odunze

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
69 of 100 at WR
Snap share
68%
Through Week 7
Target share
22%
Through Week 7
Sit

Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · vs TB

Market projects
10.8
fantasy pts
TB D vs WR
28.0
8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
83 of 100 at WR
Snap share
85%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Rome Odunze?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Rome Odunze. 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 Rome Odunze in Week 9.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 13.7 points and Rome Odunze at 10.8, a gap of 2.9. 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. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 18 and Rome Odunze at 54.

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 10.8 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rome Odunze is 51 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 9 and 10 market sources).

That puts A.J. Brown 2.9 points ahead of Rome Odunze 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.

Rome Odunze and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 131 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, A.J. Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Rome Odunze 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 8, Rome Odunze played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 74 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 7 against NE: 65 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 8 against SEA: 63 of 70 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 87 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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Rome Odunze?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Rome Odunze. So make the move after his Week 9 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Rome Odunze for A.J. Brown?

    No. Keep Rome Odunze: he projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Rome Odunze. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

Week 9 on the board

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