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Start Samaje Perine or Dylan Sampson? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
6.7
recent weeks avg
ATL D vs RB
24.6
8th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
35%
Through Week 8
Target share
4%
Through Week 8
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Dylan Sampson

RB · CLE · at NO

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 Samaje Perine?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Dylan Sampson.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Samaje Perine over Dylan Sampson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Samaje Perine at 6.7 points and Dylan Sampson at 6.1, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Samaje Perine this week yet, so his 6.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (6.6 and 6.8); 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.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Samaje Perine yet. His market-based projections were 6.6 and 6.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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 Samaje Perine 0.6 points ahead of Dylan Sampson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Samaje Perine and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 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

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Dylan Sampson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Samaje Perine played 35 percent of CIN snaps, took 23 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 7 against BAL: 12 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 8 against TEN: 4 carries for 10 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, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Samaje Perine?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Dylan Sampson.

  • Should I drop Samaje Perine for Dylan Sampson?

    No. Keep Samaje Perine: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Dylan Sampson.

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