Start CeeDee Lamb or Garrett Wilson? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over Garrett Wilson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 18.1 points and Garrett Wilson at 14.9, a gap of 3.2. No player market is posted for Garrett Wilson this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.8, 14.5 and 14.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and Garrett Wilson at 26.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for CeeDee Lamb is 81 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Garrett Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 15.8, 14.5 and 14.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Garrett Wilson is 0.3 touchdowns (10 market sources).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 3.2 points ahead of Garrett Wilson on these 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.

Garrett Wilson and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 24.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, CeeDee Lamb has the softer matchup.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Garrett Wilson is listed as questionable with a concussion 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, Garrett Wilson played 88 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Garrett Wilson, Week 5 against CLE: 65 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Garrett Wilson, Week 6 against NE: 61 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Garrett Wilson, Week 7 against MIA: 50 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Garrett Wilson, Week 8 against LV: 52 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 83 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, Garrett Wilson played 7 games for NYJ and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.

He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 291 air yards.

He was on the field for 89 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.
• Start A.J. Brown over Garrett Wilson.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Garrett Wilson.
• Start Chris Olave over Garrett Wilson.