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Start Jonathan Taylor or Braelon Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

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Start Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen

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Jonathan Taylor

RB · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
16.3
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB
24.6
7th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
80%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8
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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 Jonathan Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 16.3 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (20.6, 15.6 and 12.6); 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 Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 20.6, 15.6 and 12.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.3, 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 Jonathan Taylor 0.8 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jonathan Taylor and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 25 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, Jonathan Taylor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jonathan Taylor played 80 percent of IND snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 65 of 83 snaps, 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 7 against MIN: 41 of 58 snaps, 18 carries for 95 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 8 against JAX: 8 carries for 23 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

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, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 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

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Braelon Allen for Jonathan Taylor?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen.

  • Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for Braelon Allen?

    No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen.

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