Start Michael Wilson or Denzel Boston? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Michael Wilson over Denzel Boston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Michael Wilson 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 Michael Wilson at ADP 77 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

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

The market-based projection for Michael Wilson is 49 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (7, 7 and 8 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 Michael Wilson 0.8 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Michael Wilson and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 23.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 100 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Michael Wilson is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Michael Wilson played 89 percent of ARI snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 5 against DET: 61 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 6 against LAR: 66 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 7 against DEN: 73 of 81 snaps, 2 carries for 11 yards, 8 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 8 against DAL: 64 of 81 snaps, 1 carry for 17 yards, 15 targets and 8 catches for 111 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, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Michael Wilson.
• Start Christian Watson over Michael Wilson.
• Start Michael Wilson over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Denzel Boston over Caleb Douglas.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Denzel Boston.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Denzel Boston.