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Start Braelon Allen or Jordan Mason? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

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Start Jordan Mason over Braelon Allen

Mason projects lower, 11.7 to 15.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 117 for Mason, 180 for Allen.

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Jordan Mason

RB · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
11.7
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB
27.3
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
54%
Through Week 8
Target share
3%
Through Week 8
Sit

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 Jordan Mason for Braelon Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.0 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jordan Mason over Braelon Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jordan Mason at 11.7 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 3.8. Jordan Mason still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 117 against 180, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jordan Mason this week yet, so his 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.7 and 11.7); 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.

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jordan Mason yet. His market-based projections were 11.7 and 11.7 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Braelon Allen 3.8 points ahead of Jordan Mason on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Jordan Mason and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Mason has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Jordan Mason is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Jordan Mason played 54 percent of MIN snaps, took 51 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 26 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Mason, Week 1 against GB: 29 of 65 snaps, 15 carries for 59 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Mason, Week 7 against IND: 38 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Mason, Week 8 against DET: 8 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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, Jordan Mason played 16 games for MIN and scored 128.9 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing RB36.

He ran 159 times for 758 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 51 yards.

He was on the field for 44 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 Jordan Mason for Braelon Allen?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.0 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Braelon Allen for Jordan Mason?

    No. Keep Braelon Allen: he projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.0 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Braelon Allen.

Week 9 on the board

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