Start CeeDee Lamb or Malik Nabers? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 6:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start CeeDee Lamb over Malik Nabers
- Market projects
- 18.6
- recent weeks avg
- IND D vs WR
- 29.0
- 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 79%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 31%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 15.1
- recent weeks avg
- PHI D vs WR
- 40.1
- 2nd most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 76%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 30%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Malik Nabers 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), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Malik Nabers.
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Our Week 9 call
Start CeeDee Lamb over Malik Nabers in Week 9.
Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 18.6 points and Malik Nabers at 15.1, a gap of 3.6. 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 Malik Nabers this week yet, so his 15.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (15.7 and 14.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and Malik Nabers at 35.
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 Malik Nabers yet. His market-based projections were 15.7 and 14.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 15.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts CeeDee Lamb 3.6 points ahead of Malik Nabers on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
CeeDee Lamb and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.
Malik Nabers and NYG visit PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
PHI allowed 40.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.
By points allowed to the position, Malik Nabers has the softer matchup.
Injury status
CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.
Malik Nabers 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: 11 targets and 7 catches for 58 yards.
Through Week 7, Malik Nabers played 76 percent of NYG snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
Malik Nabers, Week 4 against ARI: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 112 yards, 1 touchdown.
Malik Nabers, Week 5 against WAS: 80 of 89 snaps, 20 targets and 11 catches for 121 yards, 1 touchdown.
Malik Nabers, Week 6 against NO: 66 of 77 snaps, 15 targets and 12 catches for 165 yards.
Malik Nabers, Week 7 against HOU: 48 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 111 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, Malik Nabers played 4 games for NYG and scored 57.1 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR101.
He caught 18 of 35 targets for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 219 air yards.
He was on the field for 78 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 Malik Nabers 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), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Malik Nabers.
Should I drop CeeDee Lamb for Malik Nabers?
No. Keep CeeDee Lamb: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Malik Nabers.
Week 9 on the board
- Is CeeDee Lamb playing Week 9?
- Is Malik Nabers playing Week 9?
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