Start Jameson Williams or Denzel Boston? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston
- Market projects
- 11.0
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs WR
- 23.8
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 89%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 18%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 10.3
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs WR
- 29.8
- 11th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 91%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Denzel Boston for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.0 points and Denzel Boston at 10.3, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Jameson Williams at ADP 44 and Denzel Boston at 143.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 0-1 touchdowns (5 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 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Jameson Williams 0.7 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Jameson Williams and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.
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 11th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.
By points allowed to the position, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.
Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.
Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 8 against MIN: 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Denzel Boston played 91 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: 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.
He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 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 Denzel Boston for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for Denzel Boston?
No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Jameson Williams playing Week 9?
- Is Denzel Boston playing Week 9?
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