Start D'Andre Swift or Kyren Williams? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyren Williams over D'Andre Swift

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Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at WAS

Market projects: 17.3; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 8
Target share: 14%; Through Week 8

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · vs TB

Market projects: 15.9; recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB: 16.9; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 8
Target share: 11%; Through Week 8

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Kyren Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kyren Williams over D'Andre Swift in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kyren Williams at 17.3 points and D'Andre Swift at 15.9, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kyren Williams this week yet, so his 17.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (17.2, 18.3 and 16.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 16.3 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kyren Williams at ADP 28 and D'Andre Swift at 40.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kyren Williams yet. His market-based projections were 17.2, 18.3 and 16.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 17.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Kyren Williams 1.4 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kyren Williams and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.

D'Andre Swift and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 16.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 68 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 33 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kyren Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Kyren Williams played 68 percent of LAR snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 34 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 7 against LV: 37 of 72 snaps, 16 carries for 99 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 8 against LAC: 37 of 54 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 34 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 8 against SEA: 27 carries for 69 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 D'Andre Swift for Kyren Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over D'Andre Swift.
Should I drop Kyren Williams for D'Andre Swift?
No. Keep Kyren Williams: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyren Williams over D'Andre Swift.

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