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Start Denzel Boston or Keenan Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

Start Keenan Allen over Denzel Boston

Allen projects lower, 10.2 to 10.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 142 for Allen, 143 for Boston.

Start

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
10.2
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR
35.5
10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
60%
Through Week 8
Target share
22%
Through Week 8
Sit

Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at NO

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 Keenan Allen for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games), Keenan Allen 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keenan Allen over Denzel Boston. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Keenan Allen over Denzel Boston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Keenan Allen at 10.2 points and Denzel Boston at 10.3, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Keenan Allen still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 142 against 143, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.2, 10.1 and 9.2); 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.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 10.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Denzel Boston 0.1 points ahead of Keenan Allen on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Keenan Allen and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 163 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Keenan Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Keenan Allen played 60 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 8 against JAX: 7 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Keenan Allen for Denzel Boston?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games), Keenan Allen 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keenan Allen over Denzel Boston. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for Keenan Allen?

    No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games), Keenan Allen 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keenan Allen over Denzel Boston.

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