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Start Tee Higgins or CeeDee Lamb? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:06 AM ET.

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Start CeeDee Lamb over Tee Higgins

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CeeDee Lamb

WR · DAL · at IND

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
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Tee Higgins

WR · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
16.3
fantasy pts
ATL D vs WR
34.4
11th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
78%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Tee Higgins 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), Tee Higgins 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Tee Higgins.

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Our Week 9 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over Tee Higgins in Week 9.

Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 18.6 points and Tee Higgins at 16.3, a gap of 2.4. 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. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and Tee Higgins at 37.

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).

Player markets imply 16.3 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tee Higgins is 73 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (7, 7 and 7 market sources).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 2.4 points ahead of Tee Higgins 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.

Tee Higgins and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Tee Higgins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Tee Higgins 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 8, Tee Higgins played 78 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 16 targets and 11 catches for 157 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 5 against MIA: 45 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 7 against BAL: 46 of 53 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 148 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tee Higgins, Week 8 against TEN: 11 targets and 10 catches for 155 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 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 Tee Higgins 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), Tee Higgins 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Tee Higgins.

  • Should I drop CeeDee Lamb for Tee Higgins?

    No. Keep CeeDee Lamb: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games), Tee Higgins 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Tee Higgins.

Week 9 on the board

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