Start J.K. Dobbins or Corey Kiner? Week 9
Updated Nov 5, 10:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start J.K. Dobbins over Corey Kiner
- Market projects
- 6.5
- fantasy pts
- CAR D vs RB
- 28.3
- 2nd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 38%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 5.8
- fantasy pts
- GB D vs RB
- 25.0
- 7th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 13%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 1%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Corey Kiner for J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Corey Kiner, 6.6 to 5.8 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start J.K. Dobbins over Corey Kiner in Week 9.
Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 6.5 points and Corey Kiner at 5.8, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on J.K. Dobbins is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 26 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (7 and 13 market sources).
Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Corey Kiner, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Corey Kiner is 22 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (4 and 13 market sources).
That puts J.K. Dobbins 0.8 points ahead of Corey Kiner on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 28.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 116 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 28 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 8 games, the 7th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 94 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 34 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.
Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 38 percent of DEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 8 against KC: 13 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 8, Corey Kiner played 13 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: 11 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 38 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.
He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.
He was on the field for 51 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 J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Corey Kiner, 6.6 to 5.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Corey Kiner?
No. Keep J.K. Dobbins: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Corey Kiner, 6.6 to 5.8 projected PPR points.
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Week 9 on the board
- Is J.K. Dobbins playing Week 9?
- Is Corey Kiner playing Week 9?
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