Start Christian Watson or Jameson Williams? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Christian Watson over Jameson Williams in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Christian Watson at 14.6 points and Jameson Williams at 11.0, a gap of 3.6. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Christian Watson at ADP 58 and Jameson Williams at 44.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Christian Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Christian Watson is 73 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (10, 8 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Christian Watson 3.6 points ahead of Jameson Williams on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Christian Watson and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 32.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

Jameson Williams and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Christian Watson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Christian Watson is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Christian Watson played 77 percent of GB snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian Watson, Week 5 against CHI: 49 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 143 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian Watson, Week 6 against DAL: 66 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Christian Watson, Week 7 against DET: 54 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.

Christian Watson, Week 8 against CAR: 34 of 69 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 113 yards.

Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jameson Williams, Week 8 against MIN: 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.

He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Christian Watson over A.J. Brown.
• Start Chris Olave over Christian Watson.
• Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore.
• Start Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston.
• Start Jameson Williams over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Jameson Williams over DJ Moore.