Start Christian Watson or CeeDee Lamb? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 5:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Christian Watson: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson
- Market projects
- 19.0
- fantasy pts
- IND D vs WR
- 27.4
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 79%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 31%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 14.7
- fantasy pts
- NE D vs WR
- 33.8
- 10th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 22%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Christian Watson for CeeDee Lamb?
Yes, on the rest of the season. CeeDee Lamb projects 150 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.8 a game over 8 games), Christian Watson 118 (14.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson, 19.0 to 14.7 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 19.0 points and Christian Watson at 14.7, a gap of 4.3. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and Christian Watson at 58.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 19.0 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for CeeDee Lamb is 82 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (8, 8 and 9 market sources).
Player markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for Christian Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Christian Watson is 74 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (10, 8 and 9 market sources).
That puts CeeDee Lamb 4.3 points ahead of Christian Watson on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
CeeDee Lamb and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 27.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.
Christian Watson and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
NE allowed 33.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 10th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NE.
By points allowed to the position, Christian Watson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.
Christian Watson is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, CeeDee Lamb played 79 percent of DAL snaps, drew 31 percent of the targets, earned 39 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.
CeeDee Lamb, Week 5 against TB: 34 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.
CeeDee Lamb, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 18 targets and 9 catches for 70 yards.
CeeDee Lamb, Week 7 against PHI: 55 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards, 2 touchdowns.
CeeDee Lamb, Week 8 against ARI: 56 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 58 yards.
Through Week 8, Christian Watson played 77 percent of GB snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Christian Watson, Week 5 against CHI: 49 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 143 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Christian Watson, Week 6 against DAL: 66 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.
Christian Watson, Week 7 against DET: 54 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.
Christian Watson, Week 8 against CAR: 34 of 69 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 113 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.
He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.
He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.
He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.
He was on the field for 68 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 Christian Watson for CeeDee Lamb?
Yes, on the rest of the season. CeeDee Lamb projects 150 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.8 a game over 8 games), Christian Watson 118 (14.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson, 19.0 to 14.7 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
Should I drop CeeDee Lamb for Christian Watson?
No. Keep CeeDee Lamb: he projects 150 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.8 a game over 8 games), Christian Watson 118 (14.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson, 19.0 to 14.7 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
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- Is CeeDee Lamb playing Week 9?
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