Start Christian McCaffrey or Braelon Allen? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 4:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen
- Market projects
- 20.7
- fantasy pts
- LV D vs RB
- 25.3
- 6th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 69%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 20%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 15.4
- recent weeks avg
- KC D vs RB
- 19.8
- 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Christian McCaffrey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.5 a game over 9 games), Braelon Allen 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen. Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Christian McCaffrey at 20.7 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 5.2. Christian McCaffrey'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 Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 15.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (13.8, 15.7 and 16.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Christian McCaffrey at ADP 6 and Braelon Allen at 180. Market coverage on Christian McCaffrey is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 13.8, 15.7 and 16.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 0.6 touchdowns (8 market sources).
Player markets imply 20.7 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Christian McCaffrey is 61 rushing yards and 1.2 touchdowns (11 and 9 market sources).
That puts Christian McCaffrey 5.2 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Braelon Allen and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
KC allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 42 more yards.
Christian McCaffrey and SF host LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
LV allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 6th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 130 yards and a touchdown a game against LV and caught passes for 34 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Christian McCaffrey has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.
Christian McCaffrey is listed as questionable with a calf injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Braelon Allen played 66 percent of NYJ snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.
Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.
Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.
Braelon Allen, Week 8 against LV: 53 of 64 snaps, 21 carries for 147 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 7, Christian McCaffrey played 69 percent of SF snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 20 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.
Christian McCaffrey, Week 4 against DEN: 49 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.
Christian McCaffrey, Week 5 against SEA: 49 of 60 snaps, 11 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.
Christian McCaffrey, Week 6 against WAS: 53 of 62 snaps, 16 carries for 64 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Christian McCaffrey, Week 7 against ATL: 34 of 66 snaps, 7 carries for 39 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.
He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.
He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.
He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.
He was on the field for 83 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 Braelon Allen for Christian McCaffrey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.5 a game over 9 games), Braelon Allen 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen. Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.
Should I drop Christian McCaffrey for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Christian McCaffrey: he projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.5 a game over 9 games), Braelon Allen 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen. Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.
Should I drop Christian McCaffrey?
Week 9 on the board
- Is Christian McCaffrey playing Week 9?
- Is Braelon Allen playing Week 9?
- 49ers depth chart
- Jets depth chart
- Week 9 RB rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
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