Start Emeka Egbuka or Denzel Boston? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Denzel Boston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 11.1 points and Denzel Boston at 10.3, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.6, 10.5 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Emeka Egbuka at ADP 36 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 52 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (11, 8 and 9 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 10.5 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Emeka Egbuka 0.8 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 30.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Denzel Boston played 90 percent of CLE snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 8 against PIT: 58 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over DJ Moore.
• Start Denzel Boston over Caleb Douglas.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Denzel Boston.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Denzel Boston.