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Start Ray Davis or George Holani? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:51 AM ET.

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  • : Ray Davis: Listed Questionable (Illness) (Sleeper injury feed)
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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
Sit

RB · BUF · at MIN

Market projects
2.0
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs RB
16.0
fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
11%
Through Week 8
Target share
2%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Ray Davis for George Holani?

Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 27 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 8 games), Ray Davis 11 (1.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Holani over Ray Davis.

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Our Week 9 call

Start George Holani over Ray Davis in Week 9.

Market-based projections have George Holani at 5.0 points and Ray Davis at 2.0, a gap of 3.0. 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. No player market is posted for Ray Davis this week yet, so his 2.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (2.4 and 1.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Ray Davis yet. His market-based projections were 2.4 and 1.5 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 2.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts George Holani 3.0 points ahead of Ray Davis on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Ray Davis and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, George Holani has the softer matchup.

Injury status

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Ray Davis is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Ray Davis played 11 percent of BUF snaps, took 5 percent of the carries, drew 2 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Ray Davis, Week 4 against NE: 4 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Ray Davis, Week 5 against LAR: 10 of 64 snaps, 2 carries for 2 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 31 yards.

Ray Davis, Week 6 against LV: 9 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Ray Davis, Week 8 against BAL: 6 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Ray Davis played 17 games for BUF and scored 64.1 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB61.

He ran 58 times for 275 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 13 targets for 86 yards.

He was on the field for 11 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 Ray Davis for George Holani?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 27 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 8 games), Ray Davis 11 (1.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Holani over Ray Davis.

  • Should I drop George Holani for Ray Davis?

    No. Keep George Holani: he projects 27 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 8 games), Ray Davis 11 (1.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Holani over Ray Davis.

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