Start Brian Thomas Jr. or Jerry Jeudy? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 5:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Jerry Jeudy over Brian Thomas Jr.
- Market projects
- 4.7
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs WR
- 29.8
- 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 59%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 3.7
- fantasy pts
- BAL D vs WR
- 35.0
- 8th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 52%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 12%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Brian Thomas Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brian Thomas Jr. projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 30 (3.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Brian Thomas Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Jerry Jeudy over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.7 points and Brian Thomas Jr. at 3.7, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.9, 4.7 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jerry Jeudy at ADP 134 and Brian Thomas Jr. at 72.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Brian Thomas Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Brian Thomas Jr. is 13 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 10 and 14 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy yet. His market-based projections were 3.9, 4.7 and 5.5 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Jerry Jeudy 1.0 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr. on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Brian Thomas Jr. and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 35.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 178 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.
Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NO allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.
By points allowed to the position, Brian Thomas Jr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brian Thomas Jr. is not on the injury report.
Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Brian Thomas Jr. played 52 percent of JAX snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 8 against IND: 28 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 7 against TEN: 43 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 8 against PIT: 42 of 70 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games for JAX and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.
He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 548 air yards.
He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 54 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 39 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.
He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 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 Jerry Jeudy for Brian Thomas Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brian Thomas Jr. projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 30 (3.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Brian Thomas Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Brian Thomas Jr. for Jerry Jeudy?
No. Keep Brian Thomas Jr.: he projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 30 (3.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Brian Thomas Jr.
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Week 9 on the board
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- Is Jerry Jeudy playing Week 9?
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