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Start Braelon Allen or Saquon Barkley? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

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Start Saquon Barkley over Braelon Allen

Barkley projects lower, 12.7 to 15.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 12 for Barkley, 180 for Allen.

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Saquon Barkley

RB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.7
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB
19.8
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
33%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
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 Saquon Barkley?

Not on these numbers alone. Braelon Allen projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.0 a game over 8 games) and Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Braelon Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 2.8. Saquon Barkley still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 12 against 180, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Saquon Barkley this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.3 and 11.1); 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 Saquon Barkley yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Braelon Allen 2.8 points ahead of Saquon Barkley 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.

Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Saquon Barkley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Saquon Barkley 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, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 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, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Saquon Barkley?

    Not on these numbers alone. Braelon Allen projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.0 a game over 8 games) and Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Braelon Allen.

  • Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Braelon Allen?

    Not on these numbers alone. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games) and Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Braelon Allen.

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