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Start Jake Ferguson or Evan Engram? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:51 AM ET.

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  • : Jake Ferguson: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Jake Ferguson: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Evan Engram over Jake Ferguson

Jake Ferguson is listed out, so Evan Engram starts despite the lower projection.

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Evan Engram

TE · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
6.0
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs TE
13.5
15th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
54%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8
Sit

Jake Ferguson

TE · DAL · at IND · Out

Market projects
6.3
recent weeks avg
IND D vs TE
13.7
13th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
66%
Through Week 7
Target share
9%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Evan Engram for Jake Ferguson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jake Ferguson projects 61 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.6 a game over 8 games), Evan Engram 45 (5.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Evan Engram over Jake Ferguson. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Jake Ferguson is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Evan Engram over Jake Ferguson in Week 9.

Jake Ferguson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Evan Engram.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jake Ferguson yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 6.1 and 5.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Evan Engram yet. His market-based projections were 5.8, 6.0 and 6.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Jake Ferguson 0.3 points ahead of Evan Engram on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jake Ferguson and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 13.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

Evan Engram and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 13.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Jake Ferguson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jake Ferguson is listed as out with a ankle injury.

Evan Engram is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Jake Ferguson played 66 percent of DAL snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jake Ferguson, Week 4 against HOU: 55 of 78 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 11 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 5 against TB: 50 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 6 against GB: 42 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 7 against PHI: 38 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 8, Evan Engram played 54 percent of DEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Evan Engram, Week 5 against LAC: 30 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 7 against ARI: 24 of 61 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 8 against KC: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jake Ferguson played 17 games for DAL and scored 188.1 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE5.

He caught 82 of 102 targets for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 23 red zone targets and 293 air yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Evan Engram played 16 games for DEN and scored 102.8 PPR points, 6.4 a game, finishing TE29.

He caught 50 of 76 targets for 461 yards and 1 touchdown, with 10 red zone targets and 159 air yards.

He was on the field for 42 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 Evan Engram for Jake Ferguson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jake Ferguson projects 61 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.6 a game over 8 games), Evan Engram 45 (5.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Evan Engram over Jake Ferguson. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Jake Ferguson is listed out.

  • Should I drop Jake Ferguson for Evan Engram?

    No. Keep Jake Ferguson: he projects 61 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.6 a game over 8 games), Evan Engram 45 (5.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Evan Engram over Jake Ferguson. Jake Ferguson is listed out.

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