Start Kimani Vidal or George Holani? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Kimani Vidal over George Holani
- Market projects
- 5.5
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 27%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 8
- 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 George Holani for Kimani Vidal?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kimani Vidal over George Holani.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Kimani Vidal over George Holani in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Kimani Vidal at 5.5 points and George Holani at 5.0, 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 Kimani Vidal this week yet, so his 5.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (5.1 and 5.8); 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 Kimani Vidal yet. His market-based projections were 5.1 and 5.8 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 5.5, 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 Kimani Vidal 0.5 points ahead of George Holani on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Kimani Vidal 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, Kimani Vidal has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.
George Holani is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Kimani Vidal played 27 percent of LAC snaps, took 15 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Kimani Vidal, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 5 carries for 25 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kimani Vidal, Week 5 against DEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 57 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kimani Vidal, Week 6 against KC: 25 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 21 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Kimani Vidal, Week 8 against LAR: 8 carries for 23 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 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, Kimani Vidal played 13 games for LAC and scored 117.9 PPR points, 9.1 a game, finishing RB42.
He ran 155 times for 643 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 16 of 22 targets for 136 yards.
He was on the field for 58 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 George Holani for Kimani Vidal?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kimani Vidal over George Holani.
Should I drop Kimani Vidal for George Holani?
No. Keep Kimani Vidal: he projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), George Holani 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kimani Vidal over George Holani.
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