Start Chase Brown or Ashton Jeanty? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty

- Market projects
- 16.2
- fantasy pts
- ATL D vs RB
- 24.6
- 8th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 71%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 15.8
- recent weeks avg
- SF D vs RB
- 22.7
- 10th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 70%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 17%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Chase Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 16.2 points and Ashton Jeanty at 15.8, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 15.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.1, 16.0 and 15.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 16 and Ashton Jeanty at 24.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 16.2 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 55 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 7 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 16.1, 16.0 and 15.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Chase Brown 0.4 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Chase Brown and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 more yards.
Ashton Jeanty and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 48 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Chase Brown has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chase Brown is not on the injury report.
Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.
Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 7 against BAL: 40 of 53 snaps, 11 carries for 39 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 8 against TEN: 12 carries for 55 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 46 yards.
Through Week 8, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 8 against NYJ: 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.
He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.
He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.
He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.
He was on the field for 76 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 Ashton Jeanty for Chase Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.
Should I drop Chase Brown for Ashton Jeanty?
No. Keep Chase Brown: he projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.
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