Start Dylan Sampson or George Holani? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Dylan Sampson: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Dylan Sampson over George Holani
- Market projects
- 6.1
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs RB
- 30.0
- most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 46%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 5.0
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs RB
- 21.9
- 15th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 40%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop George Holani for Dylan Sampson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Dylan Sampson projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 8 games), George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dylan Sampson over George Holani.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Dylan Sampson over George Holani in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Dylan Sampson at 6.1 points and George Holani at 5.0, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Dylan Sampson this week yet, so his 6.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (5.9 and 6.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for George Holani this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.4 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Dylan Sampson yet. His market-based projections were 5.9 and 6.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 5.4 and 4.6 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Dylan Sampson 1.1 points ahead of George Holani on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Dylan Sampson and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NO allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.
Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 38 more yards.
George Holani and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Dylan Sampson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Dylan Sampson is not on the injury report.
George Holani is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Dylan Sampson played 46 percent of CLE snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
Dylan Sampson, Week 7 against TEN: 32 of 70 snaps, 6 carries for 45 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.
Dylan Sampson, Week 8 against PIT: 1 carry for 7 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 62 yards.
Through Week 7, George Holani played 40 percent of SEA snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.
George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.
George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
George Holani, Week 7 against KC: 25 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Dylan Sampson played 15 games for CLE and scored 87.6 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing RB55.
He ran 65 times for 175 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 40 targets for 271 yards.
He was on the field for 25 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Dylan Sampson, Week 18 of 2025 against CIN: 10 carries for 32 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 6.4 PPR points.
In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.
He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.
He was on the field for 5 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 George Holani for Dylan Sampson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Dylan Sampson projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 8 games), George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dylan Sampson over George Holani.
Should I drop Dylan Sampson for George Holani?
No. Keep Dylan Sampson: he projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 8 games), George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dylan Sampson over George Holani.
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