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Start Josh Cameron or Brian Thomas Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 8:11 AM ET.

Start Josh Cameron over Brian Thomas Jr.

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Josh Cameron

WR · JAX · at BAL

Market projects
4.0
fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR
35.0
8th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
36 of 100 at WR
Snap share
37%
Through Week 8
Target share
7%
Through Week 8
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Brian Thomas Jr.

WR · JAX · at BAL

Market projects
3.5
fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR
35.0
8th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
66 of 100 at WR
Snap share
52%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

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Our Week 9 call

Start Josh Cameron over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Josh Cameron at 4.0 points and Brian Thomas Jr. at 3.5, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.0 fantasy points for Josh Cameron, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Josh Cameron is 15 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 9 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.5 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 11 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 11 market sources).

That puts Josh Cameron 0.4 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr. on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Josh Cameron 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.

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.

Injury status

Josh Cameron is not on the injury report.

Brian Thomas Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Josh Cameron played 37 percent of JAX snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Cameron, Week 4 against CIN: 22 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 42 yards.

Josh Cameron, Week 5 against PHI: 22 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 43 yards.

Josh Cameron, Week 6 against HOU: 36 of 71 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Josh Cameron, Week 8 against IND: 28 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

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.

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.

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