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Start D'Andre Swift or Braelon Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

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Start D'Andre Swift over Braelon Allen

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · vs TB

Market projects
15.9
recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB
17.8
3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
60%
Through Week 7
Target share
11%
Through Week 7
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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
15.4
recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB
19.5
9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
64%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Braelon Allen for D'Andre Swift?

Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 9 call

Start D'Andre Swift over Braelon Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have D'Andre Swift at 15.9 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 16.3 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 D'Andre Swift at ADP 40 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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.

That puts D'Andre Swift 0.5 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.

Braelon Allen and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 37 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Braelon Allen played 64 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: 21 carries for 147 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 D'Andre Swift?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Braelon Allen.

  • Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Braelon Allen?

    No. Keep D'Andre Swift: he projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Braelon Allen.

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