Start Christian Watson or Jaylen Waddle? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 11:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Christian Watson: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Christian Watson over Jaylen Waddle
- Market projects
- 14.7
- fantasy pts
- NE D vs WR
- 33.8
- 10th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 22%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 11.3
- fantasy pts
- CAR D vs WR
- 29.8
- 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 63%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 23%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jaylen Waddle for Christian Watson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian Watson projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Jaylen Waddle 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian Watson over Jaylen Waddle, 14.7 to 11.3 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Christian Watson over Jaylen Waddle in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Christian Watson at 14.7 points and Jaylen Waddle at 11.3, a gap of 3.4. Drafters take Christian Watson at ADP 58 and Jaylen Waddle at 43.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 14.7 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).
Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Jaylen Waddle, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Jaylen Waddle is 45 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 8 and 11 market sources).
That puts Christian Watson 3.4 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Christian Watson and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
NE allowed 33.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 10th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NE.
Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.
By points allowed to the position, Christian Watson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Christian Watson is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.
Jaylen Waddle 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, Jaylen Waddle played 63 percent of DEN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 7 against ARI: 34 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 8 against KC: 28 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 39 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, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.
He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.
He was on the field for 78 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 Jaylen Waddle for Christian Watson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian Watson projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Jaylen Waddle 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian Watson over Jaylen Waddle, 14.7 to 11.3 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
Should I drop Christian Watson for Jaylen Waddle?
No. Keep Christian Watson: he projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Jaylen Waddle 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Christian Watson over Jaylen Waddle, 14.7 to 11.3 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
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