Start Dylan Sampson or MarShawn Lloyd? 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 MarShawn Lloyd over Dylan Sampson
- Market projects
- 6.6
- recent weeks avg
- NE D vs RB
- 20.6
- 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 35%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
- 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
Should I drop Dylan Sampson for MarShawn Lloyd?
Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 8 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Dylan Sampson.
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Our Week 9 call
Start MarShawn Lloyd over Dylan Sampson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have MarShawn Lloyd at 6.6 points and Dylan Sampson at 6.1, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for MarShawn Lloyd this week yet, so his 6.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.4, 3.5 and 4.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take MarShawn Lloyd at ADP 125 and Dylan Sampson at 187.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for MarShawn Lloyd yet. His market-based projections were 11.5, 3.5 and 4.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
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.
That puts MarShawn Lloyd 0.5 points ahead of Dylan Sampson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
MarShawn Lloyd and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Dylan Sampson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
MarShawn Lloyd is not on the injury report.
Dylan Sampson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, MarShawn Lloyd played 35 percent of GB snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 5 against CHI: 27 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 2 touchdowns.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 6 against DAL: 30 of 75 snaps, 8 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 7 against DET: 24 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 20 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 8 against CAR: 11 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.
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.
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.
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 Dylan Sampson for MarShawn Lloyd?
Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 8 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Dylan Sampson.
Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd for Dylan Sampson?
No. Keep MarShawn Lloyd: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 8 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Dylan Sampson.
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Week 9 on the board
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