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Start Bhayshul Tuten or Saquon Barkley? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:06 AM ET.

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Start Saquon Barkley over Bhayshul Tuten

Barkley projects lower, 12.7 to 13.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 12 for Barkley, 53 for Tuten.

Start

Saquon Barkley

RB · PHI · vs NYG

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

Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · at BAL · Questionable

Market projects
13.0
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 Saquon Barkley for Bhayshul Tuten?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Bhayshul Tuten. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 13.0, a gap of 0.3. 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 53, 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 13.0 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 and 0.6 touchdowns (4, 3 and 10 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 Bhayshul Tuten 0.3 points ahead of Saquon Barkley on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

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, Saquon Barkley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

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: 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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

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 Saquon Barkley for Bhayshul Tuten?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Bhayshul Tuten. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Saquon Barkley?

    No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Bhayshul Tuten. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

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