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Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Emanuel Wilson? Week 9

Updated Nov 2, 3:21 PM ET.

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  • : Chris Rodriguez Jr.: Listed Questionable (Hand) (Sleeper injury feed)
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RB · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB
21.9
15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
85 of 100 at RB
Snap share
41%
Through Week 7
Target share
4%
Through Week 7
Sit

RB · JAX · at BAL · Questionable

Market projects
9.1
fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB
18.5
5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
24 of 100 at RB
Target share
6%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Emanuel Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Chris Rodriguez Jr. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 9.6 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 9.1, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.7, 10.5 and 5.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 12.7, 10.5 and 5.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Chris Rodriguez Jr., with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 30 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (5 and 11 market sources).

That puts Emanuel Wilson 0.5 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Emanuel Wilson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed as questionable with a hand injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Chris Rodriguez Jr. took 18 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 8 against IND: 6 carries for 41 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Chris Rodriguez Jr. played 13 games for WAS and scored 92.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing RB51.

He ran 112 times for 500 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 16 carries for 65 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 28 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.9 PPR points.

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 Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Emanuel Wilson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Chris Rodriguez Jr. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?

    No. Keep Emanuel Wilson: he projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Chris Rodriguez Jr. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable.

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