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Start Derrick Henry or Jordan Mason? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 6:36 AM ET.

Start Derrick Henry over Jordan Mason

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Derrick Henry

RB · BAL · vs JAX

Market projects
12.6
fantasy pts
JAX D vs RB
16.8
fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
24 of 100 at RB
Snap share
56%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
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Jordan Mason

RB · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
11.7
fantasy pts
BUF D vs RB
26.5
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
44 of 100 at RB
Snap share
46%
Through Week 8
Target share
3%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Jordan Mason for Derrick Henry?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Derrick Henry projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 68 (7.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Jordan Mason, 12.6 to 11.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Derrick Henry over Jordan Mason in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Derrick Henry at 12.6 points and Jordan Mason at 11.7, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jordan Mason's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Derrick Henry at ADP 15 and Jordan Mason at 117.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.6 fantasy points for Derrick Henry, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Derrick Henry is 70 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (13, 13, 13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.7 fantasy points for Jordan Mason, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Mason is 50 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (6 and 8 market sources).

That puts Derrick Henry 0.9 points ahead of Jordan Mason on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Derrick Henry and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 16.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 58 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 36 more yards.

Jordan Mason and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 44 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Mason has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Derrick Henry is not on the injury report.

Jordan Mason is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Derrick Henry played 56 percent of BAL snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.

Derrick Henry, Week 5 against ATL: 42 of 76 snaps, 24 carries for 102 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 6 against CLE: 33 of 57 snaps, 17 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 7 against CIN: 34 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 8 against BUF: 23 of 51 snaps, 11 carries for 53 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Jordan Mason played 46 percent of MIN snaps, took 51 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 26 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Mason, Week 1 against GB: 29 of 65 snaps, 15 carries for 59 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Mason, Week 7 against IND: 38 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Mason, Week 8 against DET: 15 of 53 snaps, 8 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.

He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jordan Mason played 16 games for MIN and scored 128.9 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing RB36.

He ran 159 times for 758 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 51 yards.

He was on the field for 44 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 Jordan Mason for Derrick Henry?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Derrick Henry projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 68 (7.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Jordan Mason, 12.6 to 11.7 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Derrick Henry for Jordan Mason?

    No. Keep Derrick Henry: he projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 68 (7.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Derrick Henry over Jordan Mason, 12.6 to 11.7 projected PPR points.

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