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Start Jeremiyah Love or Chris Rodriguez Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 1, 3:21 PM ET.

Latest

  • : Chris Rodriguez Jr.: Listed Questionable (Hand) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Jeremiyah Love: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Jeremiyah Love: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Jeremiyah Love

Jeremiyah Love is listed out, so Chris Rodriguez Jr. starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · JAX · at BAL · Questionable

Market projects
9.3
fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB
18.5
5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
Sit

Jeremiyah Love

RB · ARI · at SEA · Out

Market projects
10.6
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB
20.9
15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
50%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Jeremiyah Love?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jeremiyah Love projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Jeremiyah Love. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Jeremiyah Love in Week 9.

Jeremiyah Love is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Chris Rodriguez Jr.. Drafters take Chris Rodriguez Jr. at ADP 178 and Jeremiyah Love at 32. Market coverage on Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 10.9 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 10.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 9.3 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 (4 and 11 market sources).

That puts Jeremiyah Love 1.4 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jeremiyah Love and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 32 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, Jeremiyah Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jeremiyah Love is listed as out with a ankle injury.

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

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jeremiyah Love played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 3 against SF: 56 of 87 snaps, 21 carries for 90 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 4 against NYG: 30 of 66 snaps, 14 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -8 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 12 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 8 against DAL: 9 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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, 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 Jeremiyah Love?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jeremiyah Love projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Jeremiyah Love. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.

  • Should I drop Jeremiyah Love for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?

    No. Keep Jeremiyah Love: he projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable.

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