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Start Chase Brown or D'Andre Swift? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

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Start Chase Brown over D'Andre Swift

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Chase Brown

RB · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
16.2
fantasy pts
ATL D vs RB
24.6
8th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
71%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · vs TB

Market projects
15.9
recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB
17.8
3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
60%
Through Week 7
Target share
11%
Through Week 7

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Chase Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Chase Brown over D'Andre Swift in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 16.2 points and D'Andre Swift at 15.9, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 16.3 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 16 and D'Andre Swift at 40.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.2 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 55 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Chase Brown 0.3 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Chase Brown and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 more yards.

D'Andre Swift and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chase Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 7 against BAL: 40 of 53 snaps, 11 carries for 39 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 8 against TEN: 12 carries for 55 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 46 yards.

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 D'Andre Swift for Chase Brown?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over D'Andre Swift.

  • Should I drop Chase Brown for D'Andre Swift?

    No. Keep Chase Brown: he projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over D'Andre Swift.

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