Start A.J. Brown or Stefon Diggs? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 5:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : A.J. Brown: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle, knee) listed as questionable (ESPN)
- : Stefon Diggs: Listed Questionable (Hand) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start A.J. Brown over Stefon Diggs
- Market projects
- 13.7
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs WR
- 34.8
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 68%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 22%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 9.9
- fantasy pts
- LAR D vs WR
- 26.8
- 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 61%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 23%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop A.J. Brown for Stefon Diggs?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Stefon Diggs projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Stefon Diggs. 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 Stefon Diggs in Week 9.
Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 13.7 points and Stefon Diggs at 9.9, a gap of 3.8. 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 Stefon Diggs at 99.
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 9.9 fantasy points for Stefon Diggs, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 42 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (9, 9 and 10 market sources).
That puts A.J. Brown 3.8 points ahead of Stefon Diggs 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.
Stefon Diggs and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.
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.
Stefon Diggs 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, Stefon Diggs played 61 percent of WAS snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.
Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards.
Stefon Diggs, Week 6 against SF: 41 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.
Stefon Diggs, Week 8 against PHI: 39 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.
He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.
He was on the field for 54 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 Stefon Diggs?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Stefon Diggs projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Stefon Diggs. So make the move after his Week 9 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Stefon Diggs for A.J. Brown?
No. Keep Stefon Diggs: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Stefon Diggs. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
- Is A.J. Brown playing Week 9?
- Is Stefon Diggs playing Week 9?
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