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Start Bucky Irving or Jonathan Taylor? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Jonathan Taylor over Bucky Irving

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Jonathan Taylor

RB · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
16.3
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB
26.4
4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
92 of 100 at RB
Snap share
78%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8
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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CHI

Market projects
13.9
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB
17.8
3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
37 of 100 at RB
Snap share
63%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Jonathan Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Bucky Irving.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Bucky Irving in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 16.3 points and Bucky Irving at 13.9, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (20.6, 15.6 and 12.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 13.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.9, 14.5 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and Bucky Irving at 45.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 20.6, 15.6 and 12.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.9, 14.5 and 15.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 13.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Jonathan Taylor 2.3 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jonathan Taylor and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 29 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 33 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jonathan Taylor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jonathan Taylor played 78 percent of IND snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 65 of 83 snaps, 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 7 against MIN: 41 of 58 snaps, 18 carries for 95 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 8 against JAX: 38 of 61 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

Through Week 8, Bucky Irving played 63 percent of TB snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 7 against CAR: 37 of 63 snaps, 24 carries for 106 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 8 against ATL: 30 of 60 snaps, 27 carries for 170 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving for Jonathan Taylor?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Bucky Irving.

  • Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for Bucky Irving?

    No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 8 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Bucky Irving.

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