Start Kenyon Sadiq or Colby Parkinson? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Colby Parkinson in Week 9.

Colby Parkinson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Kenyon Sadiq.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Colby Parkinson yet. His market-based projections were 4.0 and 6.7 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 5.8, 5.6 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Colby Parkinson 0.1 points ahead of Kenyon Sadiq on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Colby Parkinson and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 74 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 71 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Colby Parkinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colby Parkinson is listed as out with a ribs injury.

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Colby Parkinson played 63 percent of LAR snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Colby Parkinson, Week 3 against DEN: 37 of 86 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 5 against BUF: 53 of 82 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 6 against ARI: 36 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

Colby Parkinson, Week 7 against LV: 50 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Through Week 8, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 7 against MIA: 22 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 8 against LV: 2 targets and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Colby Parkinson played 15 games for LAR and scored 129.8 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE17.

He caught 43 of 56 targets for 408 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 20 red zone targets and 137 air yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Charlie Kolar over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Eli Raridon over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Evan Engram over Colby Parkinson.
• Start AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Darren Waller over Kenyon Sadiq.