Start Malik Willis or Daniel Jones? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Daniel Jones over Malik Willis
Jones projects lower, 12.9 to 14.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 179 for Jones, 197 for Willis.
- Market projects
- 12.9
- recent weeks avg
- DAL D vs QB
- 20.0
- 8th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 14.1
- recent weeks avg
- DET D vs QB
- 26.3
- most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Malik Willis?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Daniel Jones over Malik Willis. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Daniel Jones over Malik Willis in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Daniel Jones at 12.9 points and Malik Willis at 14.1, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Daniel Jones still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 179 against 197, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 12.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 11.5 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Malik Willis this week yet, so his 14.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.1 and 14.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Malik Willis yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 14.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 14.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 11.5 and 11.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 12.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Malik Willis 1.1 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Malik Willis and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
DET allowed 26.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 312 yards and 2.7 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.7 interceptions a game.
Daniel Jones and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
DAL allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.3 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Malik Willis has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Malik Willis is not on the injury report.
Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 225 times and threw an average of 9.4 air yards per attempt.
Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.
Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 yards.
Malik Willis, Week 7 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 14 of 21 passes for 208 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 39 yards.
Malik Willis, Week 8 against NE: 21 of 32 passes for 211 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.
Through Week 8, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 299 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.
Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.
Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.
Daniel Jones, Week 7 against MIN: 58 of 58 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 13 yards.
Daniel Jones, Week 8 against JAX: 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 8 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.
He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.
He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 91 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 Daniel Jones for Malik Willis?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Daniel Jones over Malik Willis. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Malik Willis for Daniel Jones?
No. Keep Malik Willis: he projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Daniel Jones over Malik Willis.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Malik Willis playing Week 9?
- Is Daniel Jones playing Week 9?
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- Week 9 QB rankings
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- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
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- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
- Week 9 defense rankings