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Start Caleb Douglas or Marvin Harrison Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 10:31 AM ET.

Start Marvin Harrison Jr. over Caleb Douglas

Harrison projects lower, 6.7 to 8.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 65 for Harrison, 215 for Douglas.

Start

WR · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
6.7
fantasy pts
LAC D vs WR
30.3
16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
42 of 100 at WR
Snap share
21%
Through Week 7
Target share
14%
Through Week 7
Sit

WR · MIA · vs DET

Market projects
8.3
fantasy pts
DET D vs WR
37.7
3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
87 of 100 at WR
Snap share
82%
Through Week 8
Target share
19%
Through Week 8

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Our Week 9 call

Start Marvin Harrison Jr. over Caleb Douglas in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Marvin Harrison Jr. at 6.7 points and Caleb Douglas at 8.3, a gap of 1.6. Marvin Harrison Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 65 against 215, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Caleb Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Caleb Douglas is 39 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for Marvin Harrison Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Marvin Harrison Jr. is 28 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 10 and 10 market sources).

That puts Caleb Douglas 1.6 points ahead of Marvin Harrison Jr. on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Caleb Douglas and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against DET.

Marvin Harrison Jr. and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against LAC.

By points allowed to the position, Caleb Douglas has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Caleb Douglas is not on the injury report.

Marvin Harrison Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Caleb Douglas played 82 percent of MIA snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Caleb Douglas, Week 1 against LV: 51 of 56 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 94 yards.

Caleb Douglas, Week 2 against SF: 51 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Caleb Douglas, Week 7 against NYJ: 44 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 70 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Caleb Douglas, Week 8 against NE: 56 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Through Week 7, Marvin Harrison Jr. played 21 percent of HOU snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Marvin Harrison Jr., Week 7 against NYG: 13 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Marvin Harrison Jr. played 12 games for ARI and scored 127.8 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR49.

He caught 41 of 73 targets for 608 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Marvin Harrison Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against CIN: 19 of 57 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Marvin Harrison Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against ATL: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 14 yards, 2.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 9 calls

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