Start Bryce Young or Matthew Stafford? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 12:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Matthew Stafford: Listed Questionable (Arm) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young
- Market projects
- 17.8
- recent weeks avg
- WAS D vs QB
- 22.7
- 2nd most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 8
- 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 Matthew Stafford 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), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 17.8 points and Bryce Young at 16.9, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Matthew Stafford this week yet, so his 17.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (21.1, 16.5 and 15.7); 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 Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Bryce Young at 212.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Matthew Stafford yet. His market-based projections were 21.1, 16.5 and 15.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 17.8, 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 Matthew Stafford 0.9 points ahead of Bryce Young on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Matthew Stafford and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
WAS allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 266 yards and 2-3 touchdowns a game against WAS, with 0.5 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, Matthew Stafford has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Matthew Stafford is listed as questionable with a arm injury.
Bryce Young is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Matthew Stafford played 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 316 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.
Matthew Stafford, Week 5 against BUF: 82 of 82 snaps, 40 of 54 passes for 383 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
Matthew Stafford, Week 6 against ARI: 58 of 58 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
Matthew Stafford, Week 7 against LV: 72 of 72 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Matthew Stafford, Week 8 against LAC: 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
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, Matthew Stafford played 17 games for LAR and scored 358.4 PPR points, 21.1 a game, finishing QB3.
He completed 388 of 597 passes for 4707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 1 yards and 0 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 Matthew Stafford 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), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Matthew Stafford?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.
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