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Start Keaton Mitchell or George Holani? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start

RB · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
5.8
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs RB
22.3
12th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
32%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8
Sit

RB · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
5.0
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB
21.9
15th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
40%
Through Week 7
Target share
7%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Keaton Mitchell for George Holani?

Not on these numbers alone. Keaton Mitchell projects 25 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (2.8 a game over 9 games) and George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Keaton Mitchell over George Holani.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Keaton Mitchell over George Holani in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Keaton Mitchell at 5.8 points and George Holani at 5.0, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (7.0 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for George Holani this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.4 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 7.0 and 4.6 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 5.4 and 4.6 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Keaton Mitchell 0.8 points ahead of George Holani on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Keaton Mitchell and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.

George Holani 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.

By points allowed to the position, Keaton Mitchell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keaton Mitchell is not on the injury report.

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Keaton Mitchell played 32 percent of LAC snaps, took 20 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 4 against SEA: 26 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 24 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 5 against DEN: 23 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 6 against KC: 17 of 68 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 8 against LAR: 4 carries for 6 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Through Week 7, George Holani played 40 percent of SEA snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Holani, Week 7 against KC: 25 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keaton Mitchell played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing RB67.

He ran 59 times for 341 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 63 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 Keaton Mitchell for George Holani?

    Not on these numbers alone. Keaton Mitchell projects 25 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (2.8 a game over 9 games) and George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Keaton Mitchell over George Holani.

  • Should I drop George Holani for Keaton Mitchell?

    Not on these numbers alone. George Holani projects 27 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 8 games) and Keaton Mitchell 25 (2.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Keaton Mitchell over George Holani.

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