Start CeeDee Lamb or Justin Jefferson? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson
- Market projects
- 18.6
- recent weeks avg
- 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
- 16.3
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs WR
- 37.1
- 5th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 80%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 27%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Justin Jefferson for CeeDee Lamb?
Yes, on the rest of the season. CeeDee Lamb projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Justin Jefferson 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson.
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Our Week 9 call
Start CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 18.6 points and Justin Jefferson at 16.3, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for CeeDee Lamb this week yet, so his 18.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (18.3, 17.7 and 19.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Justin Jefferson this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (15.8 and 16.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and Justin Jefferson at 14.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for CeeDee Lamb yet. His market-based projections were 18.3, 17.7 and 19.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 18.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for CeeDee Lamb is 0.8 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Justin Jefferson yet. His market-based projections were 15.8 and 16.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 16.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Justin Jefferson is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts CeeDee Lamb 2.3 points ahead of Justin Jefferson 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.
Justin Jefferson and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 37.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against BUF.
By points allowed to the position, Justin Jefferson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.
Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.
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, Justin Jefferson played 80 percent of MIN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.
Justin Jefferson, Week 3 against TB: 7 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.
Justin Jefferson, Week 5 against NO: 63 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -11 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 79 yards, 1 touchdown.
Justin Jefferson, Week 7 against IND: 55 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.
Justin Jefferson, Week 8 against DET: 51 of 53 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Justin Jefferson played 17 games for MIN and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.
He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 597 air yards.
He was on the field for 95 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 Justin Jefferson for CeeDee Lamb?
Yes, on the rest of the season. CeeDee Lamb projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Justin Jefferson 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson.
Should I drop CeeDee Lamb for Justin Jefferson?
No. Keep CeeDee Lamb: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Justin Jefferson 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson.
Week 9 on the board
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- Is Justin Jefferson playing Week 9?
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