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Start Chig Okonkwo or Elijah Higgins? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 8:16 AM ET.

Start Chig Okonkwo over Elijah Higgins

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Chig Okonkwo

TE · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
8.0
fantasy pts
LAR D vs TE
10.6
7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
56 of 100 at TE
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
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Elijah Higgins

TE · ARI · at SEA

Market projects
4.8
fantasy pts
SEA D vs TE
10.2
5th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Limited
23 of 100 at TE
Snap share
39%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Elijah Higgins for Chig Okonkwo?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chig Okonkwo projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 9 games), Elijah Higgins 28 (3.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Elijah Higgins, 8.0 to 4.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Chig Okonkwo over Elijah Higgins in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Chig Okonkwo at 8.0 points and Elijah Higgins at 4.8, a gap of 3.2.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.0 fantasy points for Chig Okonkwo, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chig Okonkwo is 31 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 10 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.8 fantasy points for Elijah Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Elijah Higgins is 17 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (7, 8 and 8 market sources).

That puts Chig Okonkwo 3.2 points ahead of Elijah Higgins on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Chig Okonkwo and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 10.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.1 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Elijah Higgins and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 10.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 38 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

By points allowed to the position, Chig Okonkwo has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.

Elijah Higgins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Chig Okonkwo played 67 percent of WAS snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 4 against IND: 37 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 5 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 60 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 6 against SF: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 8 against PHI: 46 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Through Week 8, Elijah Higgins played 39 percent of ARI snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Elijah Higgins, Week 5 against DET: 39 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 57 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 6 against LAR: 32 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 7 against DEN: 39 of 81 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 8 against DAL: 26 of 81 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.

He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Elijah Higgins played 17 games for ARI and scored 58.1 PPR points, 3.4 a game, finishing TE48.

He caught 30 of 37 targets for 301 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 92 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Elijah Higgins for Chig Okonkwo?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Chig Okonkwo projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 9 games), Elijah Higgins 28 (3.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Elijah Higgins, 8.0 to 4.8 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Elijah Higgins?

    No. Keep Chig Okonkwo: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 9 games), Elijah Higgins 28 (3.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Elijah Higgins, 8.0 to 4.8 projected PPR points.

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