Start DeMario Douglas or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas
- Market projects
- 9.6
- recent weeks avg
- CHI D vs WR
- 30.5
- 16th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 43%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 7.7
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs WR
- 34.8
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 9.6 points and DeMario Douglas at 7.7, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (7.2, 10.9 and 10.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (4.8, 8.9 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.2, 10.9 and 10.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 4.8, 8.9 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).
That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 1.9 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
CHI allowed 30.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.
DeMario Douglas and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 34.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.
By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.
DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Chris Godwin Jr. played 77 percent of TB snaps, drew 43 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
Chris Godwin Jr., Week 7 against CAR: 46 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.
Chris Godwin Jr., Week 8 against ATL: 49 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 8, DeMario Douglas played 56 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.
DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.
DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.
DeMario Douglas, Week 8 against MIA: 39 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.
He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.
He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.
In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.
He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.
He was on the field for 26 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 DeMario Douglas for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for DeMario Douglas?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr.?
Week 9 on the board
- Is DeMario Douglas playing Week 9?
- Is Chris Godwin Jr. playing Week 9?
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