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Start Darren Waller or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Darren Waller over Kenyon Sadiq

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Darren Waller

TE · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
6.3
recent weeks avg
DEN D vs TE
16.0
9th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
48%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
Sit

Kenyon Sadiq

TE · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
5.2
recent weeks avg
KC D vs TE
18.5
5th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
40%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kenyon Sadiq for Darren Waller?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Darren Waller projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games), Kenyon Sadiq 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darren Waller over Kenyon Sadiq.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Darren Waller over Kenyon Sadiq in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Darren Waller at 6.3 points and Kenyon Sadiq at 5.2, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Darren Waller this week yet, so his 6.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.5, 6.4 and 6.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.8, 5.6 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Darren Waller yet. His market-based projections were 6.5, 6.4 and 6.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 5.8, 5.6 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Darren Waller 1.1 points ahead of Kenyon Sadiq on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Darren Waller and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 65 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against DEN.

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 71 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Darren Waller is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Darren Waller played 48 percent of CAR snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Darren Waller, Week 4 against DET: 40 of 75 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 6 against PHI: 36 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 7 against TB: 25 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 50 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darren Waller, Week 8 against GB: 45 of 73 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Through Week 8, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 7 against MIA: 22 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 8 against LV: 2 targets and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Darren Waller played 9 games for MIA and scored 88.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing TE33.

He caught 24 of 34 targets for 283 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 210 air yards.

He was on the field for 45 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 Kenyon Sadiq for Darren Waller?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Darren Waller projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games), Kenyon Sadiq 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darren Waller over Kenyon Sadiq.

  • Should I drop Darren Waller for Kenyon Sadiq?

    No. Keep Darren Waller: he projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games), Kenyon Sadiq 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darren Waller over Kenyon Sadiq.

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