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Start Tyler Huntley or Geno Smith? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

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  • : Tyler Huntley: Questionable to Out (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Tyler Huntley: Listed Questionable (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Geno Smith over Tyler Huntley

Tyler Huntley is listed out, so Geno Smith starts despite the lower projection.

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Geno Smith

QB · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB
13.0
3rd fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Tyler Huntley

QB · BAL · vs JAX · Out

Market projects
14.0
recent weeks avg
JAX D vs QB
16.7
14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
88%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Tyler Huntley for Geno Smith?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Geno Smith projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Geno Smith over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Geno Smith over Tyler Huntley in Week 9.

Tyler Huntley is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Geno Smith.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Huntley yet. His market-based projections were 11.2 and 16.7 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 14.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Geno Smith yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 15.0 and 15.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Tyler Huntley 0.2 points ahead of Geno Smith on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Tyler Huntley and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 280 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

Geno Smith and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Huntley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Huntley is listed as out with a toe injury.

Geno Smith is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Tyler Huntley played 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 130 times and threw an average of 6.2 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Huntley, Week 5 against ATL: 76 of 76 snaps, 24 of 32 passes for 201 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 22 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 6 against CLE: 57 of 57 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 165 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 7 against CIN: 67 of 67 snaps, 23 of 34 passes for 298 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 12 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 8 against BUF: 2 of 4 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Through Week 8, Geno Smith played 100 percent of NYJ snaps, dropped back 272 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Geno Smith, Week 5 against CLE: 70 of 70 snaps, 17 of 30 passes for 182 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 9 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 6 against NE: 62 of 62 snaps, 20 of 30 passes for 252 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 7 against MIA: 59 of 59 snaps, 23 of 30 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 8 against LV: 20 of 32 passes for 290 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Huntley played 5 games for BAL and scored 40.1 PPR points, 8.0 a game, finishing QB47.

He completed 52 of 67 passes for 426 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 24 times for 151 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Geno Smith played 15 games for LV and scored 190.9 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing QB23.

He completed 302 of 448 passes for 3025 yards, 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and ran 41 times for 109 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 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 Tyler Huntley for Geno Smith?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Geno Smith projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Geno Smith over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.

  • Should I drop Geno Smith for Tyler Huntley?

    No. Keep Geno Smith: he projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Geno Smith over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.

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