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Start Deshaun Watson or Tanner McKee? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET.

Start Deshaun Watson over Tanner McKee

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Deshaun Watson

QB · CLE · at NO

Market projects
15.2
recent weeks avg
NO D vs QB
17.8
15th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.6
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs QB
20.4
6th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Tanner McKee for Deshaun Watson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Deshaun Watson projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 8 games), Tanner McKee 106 (13.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Deshaun Watson over Tanner McKee.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Deshaun Watson over Tanner McKee in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Deshaun Watson at 15.2 points and Tanner McKee at 12.6, a gap of 2.7. No player market is posted for Deshaun Watson this week yet, so his 15.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.9, 13.5 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tanner McKee this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.4, 13.7 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Deshaun Watson yet. His market-based projections were 16.9, 13.5 and 15.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tanner McKee yet. His market-based projections were 12.5, 13.7 and 11.5 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Deshaun Watson 2.7 points ahead of Tanner McKee on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Deshaun Watson and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 250 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Tanner McKee and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 20.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 192 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against NYG, with 0.9 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Deshaun Watson is not on the injury report.

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Deshaun Watson played 100 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 306 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Deshaun Watson, Week 5 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 6 against BAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 29 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 7 against TEN: 70 of 70 snaps, 25 of 36 passes for 308 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 8 against PIT: 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 3 yards.

Through Week 8, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 129 times and threw an average of 6.6 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Tanner McKee, Week 7 against DAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 23 of 35 passes for 211 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Tanner McKee, Week 8 against WAS: 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 25 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 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 Tanner McKee for Deshaun Watson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Deshaun Watson projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 8 games), Tanner McKee 106 (13.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Deshaun Watson over Tanner McKee.

  • Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Tanner McKee?

    No. Keep Deshaun Watson: he projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 8 games), Tanner McKee 106 (13.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Deshaun Watson over Tanner McKee.

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