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Start Ashton Jeanty or Saquon Barkley? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:11 AM ET.

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Start Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty

Barkley projects lower, 12.7 to 13.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 12 for Barkley, 24 for Jeanty.

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Saquon Barkley

RB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.7
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB
19.8
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
59 of 100 at RB
Snap share
33%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
Sit

Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at SF

Market projects
13.1
fantasy pts
SF D vs RB
22.7
12th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
49 of 100 at RB
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Saquon Barkley 61 (7.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Ashton Jeanty at 13.1, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Saquon Barkley still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 12 against 24, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Saquon Barkley this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.3 and 11.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 27 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (10, 10, 9 and 8 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Saquon Barkley yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Ashton Jeanty 0.5 points ahead of Saquon Barkley on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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 12th 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.

Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ashton Jeanty played 66 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: 25 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Through Week 8, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 22 of 69 snaps, 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Ashton Jeanty?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Saquon Barkley 61 (7.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Saquon Barkley?

    No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Saquon Barkley 61 (7.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty.

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