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Start Kyren Williams or Braelon Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 10:51 AM ET.

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Start Kyren Williams over Braelon Allen

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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
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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
15.4
recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB
19.8
10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
82 of 100 at RB
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Kyren Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kyren Williams over Braelon Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kyren Williams at 17.3 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 1.9. 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. 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 Kyren Williams at ADP 28 and Braelon Allen at 180.

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 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 Kyren Williams 1.9 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.

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, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

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 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, 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, 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 Braelon Allen for Kyren Williams?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over Braelon Allen.

  • Should I drop Kyren Williams for Braelon Allen?

    No. Keep Kyren Williams: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over Braelon Allen.

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