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Start Malik Willis or Bryce Young? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 9:06 AM ET.

Start Bryce Young over Malik Willis

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
15.5
fantasy pts
DEN D vs QB
17.3
14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
46 of 100 at QB
Snap share
95%
Through Week 8
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Malik Willis

QB · MIA · vs DET

Market projects
14.1
recent weeks avg
DET D vs QB
25.5
most to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
89 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Malik Willis for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games), Malik Willis 131 (14.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bryce Young over Malik Willis.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bryce Young over Malik Willis in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 15.5 points and Malik Willis at 14.1, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Malik Willis this week yet, so his 14.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.1 and 14.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Malik Willis at 197.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 234 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (10, 12, 8 and 11 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Malik Willis yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 14.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 14.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 1.5 points ahead of Malik Willis on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bryce Young and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 247 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against DEN, with 0.9 interceptions a game.

Malik Willis and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 25.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 298 yards and 2.6 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Willis has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Malik Willis is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 225 times and threw an average of 9.4 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 7 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 14 of 21 passes for 208 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 39 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 8 against NE: 65 of 65 snaps, 21 of 32 passes for 211 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 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 Malik Willis for Bryce Young?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games), Malik Willis 131 (14.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bryce Young over Malik Willis.

  • Should I drop Bryce Young for Malik Willis?

    No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games), Malik Willis 131 (14.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bryce Young over Malik Willis.

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