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Start Kimani Vidal or Cam Skattebo? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:36 AM ET.

Start

RB · NYG · at PHI · Questionable

Market projects
8.6
recent weeks avg
PHI D vs RB
21.4
16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
36 of 100 at RB
Snap share
54%
Through Week 7
Target share
6%
Through Week 7
Sit

RB · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
5.8
fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB
22.3
13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
21 of 100 at RB
Snap share
29%
Through Week 8
Target share
7%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kimani Vidal for Cam Skattebo?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 9 games), Kimani Vidal 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Kimani Vidal. Cam Skattebo is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Cam Skattebo over Kimani Vidal in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 8.6 points and Kimani Vidal at 5.8, a gap of 2.8. Kimani Vidal's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Cam Skattebo this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (10.3 and 6.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Cam Skattebo yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 6.9 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cam Skattebo is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Kimani Vidal, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kimani Vidal is 26 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 9 market sources).

That puts Cam Skattebo 2.8 points ahead of Kimani Vidal on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Cam Skattebo and NYG visit PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PHI allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 19 more yards.

Kimani Vidal and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kimani Vidal has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Cam Skattebo played 54 percent of NYG snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 6 against NO: 6 of 77 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 7 against HOU: 37 of 66 snaps, 17 carries for 124 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Kimani Vidal played 29 percent of LAC snaps, took 15 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Kimani Vidal, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 5 carries for 25 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kimani Vidal, Week 5 against DEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 57 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kimani Vidal, Week 6 against KC: 25 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 21 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Kimani Vidal, Week 8 against LAR: 28 of 61 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kimani Vidal played 13 games for LAC and scored 117.9 PPR points, 9.1 a game, finishing RB42.

He ran 155 times for 643 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 16 of 22 targets for 136 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 Kimani Vidal for Cam Skattebo?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 9 games), Kimani Vidal 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Kimani Vidal. Cam Skattebo is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Kimani Vidal?

    No. Keep Cam Skattebo: he projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 9 games), Kimani Vidal 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Kimani Vidal. Cam Skattebo is listed questionable.

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