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Start Bijan Robinson or Kyren Williams? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 10:51 AM ET.

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Start Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs CIN

Market projects
21.2
fantasy pts
CIN D vs RB
19.4
7th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
87 of 100 at RB
Snap share
72%
Through Week 8
Target share
15%
Through Week 8
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Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at WAS

Market projects
17.3
recent weeks avg
WAS D vs RB
19.5
9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
72 of 100 at RB
Snap share
68%
Through Week 8
Target share
14%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kyren Williams for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 8 games), Kyren Williams 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 21.2 points and Kyren Williams at 17.3, a gap of 3.9. No player market is posted for Kyren Williams this week yet, so his 17.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (17.2, 18.3 and 16.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Kyren Williams at 28.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.2 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 95 rushing yards, 23 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 1.2 touchdowns (12, 6, 6 and 11 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kyren Williams yet. His market-based projections were 17.2, 18.3 and 16.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 17.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 3.9 points ahead of Kyren Williams on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

CIN allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 30 more yards.

Kyren Williams and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kyren Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bijan Robinson played 72 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: 43 of 53 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 8, Kyren Williams played 68 percent of LAR snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 34 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 7 against LV: 37 of 72 snaps, 16 carries for 99 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 8 against LAC: 37 of 54 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

In 2025, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Kyren Williams for Bijan Robinson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 8 games), Kyren Williams 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams.

  • Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Kyren Williams?

    No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 8 games), Kyren Williams 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams.

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