Start Emanuel Wilson or J.K. Dobbins? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Emanuel Wilson over J.K. Dobbins

- Market projects
- 9.6
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs RB
- 21.9
- 15th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 41%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 7

- Market projects
- 9.1
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs RB
- 28.7
- 2nd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 41%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over J.K. Dobbins. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Emanuel Wilson over J.K. Dobbins in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 9.6 points and J.K. Dobbins at 9.1, 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 Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.7, 10.5 and 5.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.1, 10.1 and 8.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 12.7, 10.5 and 5.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 10.1 and 8.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Emanuel Wilson 0.5 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Emanuel Wilson 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.
J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.
J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 8 against KC: 7 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.
He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.
He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.
He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.
He was on the field for 51 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 Emanuel Wilson for J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over J.K. Dobbins. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Emanuel Wilson?
No. Keep J.K. Dobbins: he projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over J.K. Dobbins.
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