Start Brock Bowers or Dallas Goedert? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 17.4 points and Dallas Goedert at 10.8, a gap of 6.5. No player market is posted for Brock Bowers this week yet, so his 17.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (19.0, 17.2 and 16.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.8, 12.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Dallas Goedert at 121.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Brock Bowers yet. His market-based projections were 19.0, 17.2 and 16.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 17.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 8.8, 12.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Brock Bowers 6.5 points ahead of Dallas Goedert on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 12.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 44 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF.

Dallas Goedert and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Brock Bowers played 83 percent of LV snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 7 against LAR: 57 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 8 against NYJ: 10 targets and 7 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 8, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 8 against WAS: 1 carry for 2 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 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

• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle.
• Start Brock Bowers over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert.