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Start Dallas Goedert or Juwan Johnson? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

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TE · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
10.8
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE
12.5
16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
Sit

TE · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
9.3
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs TE
13.6
14th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
66%
Through Week 7
Target share
14%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Juwan Johnson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Juwan Johnson projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Juwan Johnson. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Juwan Johnson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.8 points and Juwan Johnson at 9.3, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.8, 12.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Juwan Johnson this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (10.3 and 8.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Dallas Goedert at ADP 121 and Juwan Johnson at 173.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 8.8, 12.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Juwan Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 8.2 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Dallas Goedert 1.6 points ahead of Juwan Johnson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Dallas Goedert and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Juwan Johnson and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 13.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 49 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Juwan Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 8 against WAS: 1 carry for 2 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Through Week 7, Juwan Johnson played 66 percent of NO snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Juwan Johnson, Week 4 against ATL: 58 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 59 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 5 against MIN: 29 of 45 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 16 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 6 against NYG: 42 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 7 against PIT: 32 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Juwan Johnson played 17 games for NO and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 527 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 Dallas Goedert for Juwan Johnson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Juwan Johnson projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Juwan Johnson. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Dallas Goedert?

    No. Keep Juwan Johnson: he projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Juwan Johnson.

Week 9 on the board

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