Start Kalif Raymond or DeMario Douglas? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start DeMario Douglas over Kalif Raymond
- Market projects
- 7.7
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs WR
- 35.7
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 55%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 6.2
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs WR
- 29.9
- 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 61%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Kalif Raymond for DeMario Douglas?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Kalif Raymond 52 (6.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Kalif Raymond.
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Our Week 9 call
Start DeMario Douglas over Kalif Raymond in Week 9.
Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 7.7 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.2, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (4.8, 8.9 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kalif Raymond this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.7, 6.4 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 4.8, 8.9 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Kalif Raymond yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 6.4 and 5.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts DeMario Douglas 1.5 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
DeMario Douglas and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.
Kalif Raymond and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.
By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.
Injury status
DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.
Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, DeMario Douglas played 55 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.
DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.
DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.
DeMario Douglas, Week 8 against MIA: 3 targets and 3 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 7, Kalif Raymond played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.
Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.
Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.
Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.
Kalif Raymond, Week 7 against NE: 48 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.
He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.
He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.
He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.
He was on the field for 38 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 Kalif Raymond for DeMario Douglas?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Kalif Raymond 52 (6.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Kalif Raymond.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Kalif Raymond?
No. Keep DeMario Douglas: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Kalif Raymond 52 (6.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Kalif Raymond.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Kalif Raymond playing Week 9?
- Is DeMario Douglas playing Week 9?
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