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Start D'Andre Swift or Christian McCaffrey? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

Start Christian McCaffrey over D'Andre Swift

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Christian McCaffrey

RB · SF · vs LV · Questionable

Market projects
22.1
recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB
25.4
5th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
69%
Through Week 7
Target share
20%
Through Week 7
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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 Christian McCaffrey?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 187 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over D'Andre Swift. Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Christian McCaffrey over D'Andre Swift in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Christian McCaffrey at 22.1 points and D'Andre Swift at 15.9, a gap of 6.2. No player market is posted for Christian McCaffrey this week yet, so his 22.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (21.5 and 22.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Christian McCaffrey at ADP 6 and D'Andre Swift at 40.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Christian McCaffrey yet. His market-based projections were 21.5 and 22.6 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 22.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Christian McCaffrey is 1.2 touchdowns (5 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 Christian McCaffrey 6.2 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Christian McCaffrey and SF host LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 125 yards and a touchdown a game against LV and caught passes for 37 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, Christian McCaffrey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Christian McCaffrey is listed as questionable with a calf injury.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Christian McCaffrey played 69 percent of SF snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 20 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 4 against DEN: 49 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 5 against SEA: 49 of 60 snaps, 11 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 6 against WAS: 53 of 62 snaps, 16 carries for 64 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 7 against ATL: 34 of 66 snaps, 7 carries for 39 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 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 Christian McCaffrey?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 187 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over D'Andre Swift. Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Christian McCaffrey for D'Andre Swift?

    No. Keep Christian McCaffrey: he projects 187 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian McCaffrey over D'Andre Swift. Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.

Week 9 on the board

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