Skip to main content
parlae.io
Sign in

Start Jonathan Taylor or Ashton Jeanty? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty

Start

Jonathan Taylor

RB · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
16.3
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB
24.6
7th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
80%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8
Sit

Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at SF

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 Jonathan Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Ashton Jeanty rookie cards

Advertisement

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

SleeperESPNYahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 7am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 9 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 16.3 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 Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (20.6, 15.6 and 12.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and Ashton Jeanty at 24.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 20.6, 15.6 and 12.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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 Jonathan Taylor 0.4 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jonathan Taylor and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 25 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, Jonathan Taylor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jonathan Taylor played 80 percent of IND snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 65 of 83 snaps, 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 7 against MIN: 41 of 58 snaps, 18 carries for 95 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 8 against JAX: 8 carries for 23 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 24 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, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 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 Jonathan Taylor?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.

  • Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for Ashton Jeanty?

    No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty?Should I drop Jonathan Taylor?

Week 9 on the board

Elsewhere on the board