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Start Matthew Golden or DJ Moore? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:51 AM ET.

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  • : DJ Moore: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start DJ Moore over Matthew Golden

Moore projects lower, 11.4 to 15.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 46 for Moore, 108 for Golden.

Start

DJ Moore

WR · BUF · at MIN · Questionable

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
Sit

Matthew Golden

WR · GB · at NE

Market projects
15.0
fantasy pts
NE D vs WR
32.1
13th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
84%
Through Week 8
Target share
27%
Through Week 8

Should I drop DJ Moore for Matthew Golden?

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 Matthew Golden 102 (12.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts DJ Moore over Matthew Golden. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start DJ Moore over Matthew Golden in Week 9.

Market-based projections have DJ Moore at 11.4 points and Matthew Golden at 15.0, a gap of 3.6. DJ Moore still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 46 against 108, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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

Player markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Matthew Golden is 68 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (10, 8 and 7 market sources).

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).

That puts Matthew Golden 3.6 points ahead of DJ Moore on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Matthew Golden and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 32.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Golden has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

DJ Moore is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Matthew Golden played 84 percent of GB snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 6 against DAL: 63 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 7 against DET: 57 of 67 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 39 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 8 against CAR: 59 of 69 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 79 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Matthew Golden?

    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 Matthew Golden 102 (12.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts DJ Moore over Matthew Golden. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Matthew Golden for DJ Moore?

    Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Golden projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 8 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 DJ Moore over Matthew Golden. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

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