Start Jameson Williams or DJ Moore? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : DJ Moore: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Jameson Williams over DJ Moore
Williams projects lower, 11.0 to 11.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 44 for Williams, 46 for Moore.
- Market projects
- 11.0
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs WR
- 23.8
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 89%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 18%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 11.4
- recent weeks avg
- MIN D vs WR
- 25.3
- 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 51%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 19%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop DJ Moore for Jameson Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. DJ Moore projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 9 games) and Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over DJ Moore. DJ Moore is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Jameson Williams over DJ Moore in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.0 points and DJ Moore at 11.4, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jameson Williams still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 44 against 46, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for DJ Moore this week yet, so his 11.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (10.7 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for DJ Moore yet. His market-based projections were 10.7 and 12.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for DJ Moore is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts DJ Moore 0.4 points ahead of Jameson Williams on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
DJ Moore and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.
Jameson Williams and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.
By points allowed to the position, DJ Moore has the softer matchup.
Injury status
DJ Moore is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.
Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, DJ Moore played 51 percent of BUF snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.
DJ Moore, Week 2 against DET: 23 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
DJ Moore, Week 3 against LAC: 42 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards.
DJ Moore, Week 4 against NE: 23 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.
DJ Moore, Week 8 against BAL: 1 carry for 4 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 82 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.
Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 8 against MIN: 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, DJ Moore played 17 games for CHI and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.
He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 460 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.
He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 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 DJ Moore for Jameson Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. DJ Moore projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 9 games) and Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over DJ Moore. DJ Moore is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for DJ Moore?
Not on these numbers alone. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games) and DJ Moore 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over DJ Moore. DJ Moore is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
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