Start Tee Higgins or Christian Watson? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Christian Watson: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Tee Higgins over Christian Watson
- Market projects
- 16.4
- fantasy pts
- ATL D vs WR
- 34.4
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 78%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 23%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 14.6
- fantasy pts
- NE D vs WR
- 32.1
- 13th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 22%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Christian Watson for Tee Higgins?
Not on these numbers alone. Christian Watson projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games) and Tee Higgins 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tee Higgins over Christian Watson, 16.4 to 14.6 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Tee Higgins over Christian Watson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Tee Higgins at 16.4 points and Christian Watson at 14.6, a gap of 1.8. Drafters take Tee Higgins at ADP 37 and Christian Watson at 58.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Tee Higgins is 74 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (7, 7 and 7 market sources).
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).
That puts Tee Higgins 1.8 points ahead of Christian Watson on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Tee Higgins and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Tee Higgins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.
Christian Watson is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Tee Higgins played 78 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
Tee Higgins, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 16 targets and 11 catches for 157 yards.
Tee Higgins, Week 5 against MIA: 45 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.
Tee Higgins, Week 7 against BAL: 46 of 53 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 148 yards, 1 touchdown.
Tee Higgins, Week 8 against TEN: 11 targets and 10 catches for 155 yards, 2 touchdowns.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.
He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.
He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
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 Christian Watson for Tee Higgins?
Not on these numbers alone. Christian Watson projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games) and Tee Higgins 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tee Higgins over Christian Watson, 16.4 to 14.6 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
Should I drop Tee Higgins for Christian Watson?
Not on these numbers alone. Tee Higgins projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 9 games) and Christian Watson 118 (14.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tee Higgins over Christian Watson, 16.4 to 14.6 projected PPR points. Christian Watson is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Tee Higgins playing Week 9?
- Is Christian Watson playing Week 9?
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