Start Caleb Williams or Bryce Young? Week 9
Updated Nov 2, 10:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Caleb Williams over Bryce Young
- Market projects
- 18.0
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs QB
- 14.7
- 6th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 97%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 16.9
- recent weeks avg
- DEN D vs QB
- 16.1
- 12th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 95%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Caleb Williams for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Caleb Williams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games) and Bryce Young 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Caleb Williams over Bryce Young.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Caleb Williams over Bryce Young in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Caleb Williams at 18.0 points and Bryce Young at 16.9, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Caleb Williams this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (18.0, 18.5 and 17.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bryce Young this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.3, 17.4 and 17.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Caleb Williams at ADP 87 and Bryce Young at 212.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Caleb Williams yet. His market-based projections were 18.0, 18.5 and 17.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Bryce Young yet. His market-based projections were 16.3, 17.4 and 17.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Caleb Williams 1.2 points ahead of Bryce Young on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Caleb Williams and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
TB allowed 14.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 234 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against TB, with 1.1 interceptions a game.
Bryce Young and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
DEN allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 236 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against DEN, with an interception a game.
By points allowed to the position, Bryce Young has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Caleb Williams is not on the injury report.
Bryce Young is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Caleb Williams played 97 percent of CHI snaps, dropped back 150 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.
Caleb Williams, Week 1 against CAR: 75 of 75 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 10 carries for 65 yards.
Caleb Williams, Week 2 against MIN: 64 of 74 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 138 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 42 yards.
Caleb Williams, Week 6 against ATL: 77 of 77 snaps, 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.
Caleb Williams, Week 7 against NE: 69 of 69 snaps, 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 19 yards.
Through Week 8, Bryce Young played 95 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 296 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.
Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.
Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.
Bryce Young, Week 7 against TB: 43 of 56 snaps, 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 9 yards.
Bryce Young, Week 8 against GB: 73 of 73 snaps, 23 of 40 passes for 209 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Caleb Williams played 17 games for CHI and scored 325.2 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB5.
He completed 330 of 568 passes for 3942 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 77 times for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 99 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.
He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 96 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 Caleb Williams for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Caleb Williams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games) and Bryce Young 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Caleb Williams over Bryce Young.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Caleb Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games) and Caleb Williams 148 (18.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Caleb Williams over Bryce Young.
Week 8 on the board
- Is Caleb Williams playing Week 8?
- Is Bryce Young playing Week 8?
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