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Start Bijan Robinson or Kenneth Walker? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

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Start Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs CIN

Market projects
25.3
fantasy pts
CIN D vs RB
17.9
4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
71%
Through Week 8
Target share
15%
Through Week 8
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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
19.0
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB
21.4
16th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
75%
Through Week 6
Target share
15%
Through Week 6

Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Bijan Robinson?

Not on these numbers alone. Kenneth Walker projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games) and Bijan Robinson 176 (22.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 25.3 points and Kenneth Walker at 19.0, a gap of 6.3. Bijan Robinson's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Kenneth Walker this week yet, so his 19.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (20.1, 17.9 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Kenneth Walker at 17. Market coverage on Bijan Robinson is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 25.3 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 96 rushing yards and 1.2 touchdowns (7 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenneth Walker yet. His market-based projections were 20.1, 17.9 and 19.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 19.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 1.1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 6.3 points ahead of Kenneth Walker on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

CIN allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

Kenneth Walker and KC host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kenneth Walker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bijan Robinson played 71 percent of ATL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 43 of 55 snaps, 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 20 carries for 63 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 8 against TB: 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Kenneth Walker played 75 percent of KC snaps, took 76 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 58 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenneth Walker, Week 2 against IND: 66 of 80 snaps, 24 carries for 117 yards, 10 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Kenneth Walker, Week 3 against MIA: 38 of 52 snaps, 18 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 4 against LV: 45 of 60 snaps, 22 carries for 177 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 6 against LAC: 45 of 61 snaps, 19 carries for 128 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 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 Kenneth Walker for Bijan Robinson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Kenneth Walker projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games) and Bijan Robinson 176 (22.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker.

  • Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Kenneth Walker?

    Not on these numbers alone. Bijan Robinson projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 8 games) and Kenneth Walker 174 (19.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker.

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