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Start Denzel Boston or Ladd McConkey? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Ladd McConkey over Denzel Boston

McConkey projects lower, 9.6 to 10.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 42 for McConkey, 143 for Boston.

Start

Ladd McConkey

WR · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs WR
37.3
5th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
46%
Through Week 8
Target share
13%
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 Denzel Boston for Ladd McConkey?

Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games) and Ladd McConkey 88 (9.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Denzel Boston.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Ladd McConkey over Denzel Boston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Ladd McConkey at 9.6 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. Ladd McConkey still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 42 against 143, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Ladd McConkey this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (9.0 and 10.3); 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 Ladd McConkey yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 10.3 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Denzel Boston 0.7 points ahead of Ladd McConkey 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.

Ladd McConkey and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Ladd McConkey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey 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, Ladd McConkey played 46 percent of LAC snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 3 against BUF: 61 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 4 against SEA: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 6 against KC: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 8 against LAR: 6 targets and 4 catches for 86 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 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

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 Ladd McConkey?

    Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games) and Ladd McConkey 88 (9.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Denzel Boston.

  • Should I drop Ladd McConkey for Denzel Boston?

    Not on these numbers alone. Ladd McConkey projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 9 games) and Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Denzel Boston.

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