Start Corey Kiner or George Holani? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start George Holani over Corey Kiner
- Market projects
- 5.0
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs RB
- 21.9
- 15th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 40%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 4.4
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs RB
- 25.0
- 6th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 12%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 1%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Corey Kiner for George Holani?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 27 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Holani over Corey Kiner.
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Our Week 9 call
Start George Holani over Corey Kiner in Week 9.
Market-based projections have George Holani at 5.0 points and Corey Kiner at 4.4, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for George Holani this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.4 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Corey Kiner this week yet, so his 4.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.2, 3.3 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 5.4 and 4.6 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Corey Kiner yet. His market-based projections were 3.2, 3.3 and 6.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 4.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Corey Kiner is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).
That puts George Holani 0.6 points ahead of Corey Kiner on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
George Holani and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.
Corey Kiner and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 95 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 33 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Corey Kiner has the softer matchup.
Injury status
George Holani is not on the injury report.
Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, George Holani played 40 percent of SEA snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.
George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.
George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
George Holani, Week 7 against KC: 25 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.
Through Week 8, Corey Kiner played 12 percent of NE snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 1 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.
Corey Kiner, Week 5 against LV: 15 of 75 snaps, 6 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.
Corey Kiner, Week 6 against NYJ: 12 of 68 snaps, 11 carries for 57 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Corey Kiner, Week 7 against CHI: 6 of 54 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Corey Kiner, Week 8 against MIA: 7 carries for 38 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.
He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.
He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Corey Kiner played 4 games for ARI and scored 9.3 PPR points, 2.3 a game, finishing RB112.
He ran 12 times for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards.
He was on the field for 7 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 Corey Kiner for George Holani?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 27 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Holani over Corey Kiner.
Should I drop George Holani for Corey Kiner?
No. Keep George Holani: he projects 27 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Holani over Corey Kiner.
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