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Start Samaje Perine or Corey Kiner? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 9:46 AM ET.

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Start Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner

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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
4.8
fantasy pts
ATL D vs RB
25.9
5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
51 of 100 at RB
Snap share
35%
Through Week 8
Target share
4%
Through Week 8
Sit

Corey Kiner

RB · NE · vs GB

Market projects
4.4
recent weeks avg
GB D vs RB
25.0
7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
34 of 100 at RB
Snap share
13%
Through Week 8
Target share
1%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Corey Kiner for Samaje Perine?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Samaje Perine at 4.8 points and Corey Kiner at 4.4, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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

Player markets imply 4.8 fantasy points for Samaje Perine, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 6 receiving yards and 0.3 touchdowns (3 and 11 market sources).

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 (8 market sources).

That puts Samaje Perine 0.4 points ahead of Corey Kiner on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Samaje Perine and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 110 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 34 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, Samaje Perine has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Samaje Perine played 35 percent of CIN snaps, took 23 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 7 against BAL: 12 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 8 against TEN: 26 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 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, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 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 Samaje Perine?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner.

  • Should I drop Samaje Perine for Corey Kiner?

    No. Keep Samaje Perine: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner.

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