Start Derrick Henry or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Bhayshul Tuten: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Derrick Henry over Bhayshul Tuten

- Market projects
- 13.7
- fantasy pts
- JAX D vs RB
- 17.3
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 57%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 13.2
- fantasy pts
- BAL D vs RB
- 18.5
- 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Derrick Henry?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Derrick Henry projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 8 games), Bhayshul Tuten 109 (12.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Bhayshul Tuten, 13.7 to 13.2 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Derrick Henry over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Derrick Henry at 13.7 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 13.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Derrick Henry at ADP 15 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 13.7 fantasy points for Derrick Henry, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Derrick Henry is 71 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (12, 10, 11 and 11 market sources).
Player markets imply 13.2 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 67 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (4, 3, 3 and 10 market sources).
That puts Derrick Henry 0.5 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Derrick Henry and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
JAX allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 52 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 38 more yards.
Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Derrick Henry is not on the injury report.
Bhayshul Tuten is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Derrick Henry played 57 percent of BAL snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.
Derrick Henry, Week 5 against ATL: 42 of 76 snaps, 24 carries for 102 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.
Derrick Henry, Week 6 against CLE: 33 of 57 snaps, 17 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
Derrick Henry, Week 7 against CIN: 34 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.
Derrick Henry, Week 8 against BUF: 11 carries for 53 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 8 against IND: 16 carries for 104 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.
He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.
He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.
He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.
He was on the field for 21 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 Bhayshul Tuten for Derrick Henry?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Derrick Henry projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 8 games), Bhayshul Tuten 109 (12.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Bhayshul Tuten, 13.7 to 13.2 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
Should I drop Derrick Henry for Bhayshul Tuten?
No. Keep Derrick Henry: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 8 games), Bhayshul Tuten 109 (12.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Bhayshul Tuten, 13.7 to 13.2 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
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