Start Jameson Williams or George Pickens? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 5:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start George Pickens over Jameson Williams
- Market projects
- 14.0
- fantasy pts
- IND D vs WR
- 27.4
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 78%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 11.5
- fantasy pts
- MIA D vs WR
- 25.4
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 18%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jameson Williams for George Pickens?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Pickens projects 112 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 8 games), Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Pickens over Jameson Williams, 14.0 to 11.5 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start George Pickens over Jameson Williams in Week 9.
Market-based projections have George Pickens at 14.0 points and Jameson Williams at 11.5, a gap of 2.5. Drafters take George Pickens at ADP 20 and Jameson Williams at 44.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 14.0 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for George Pickens is 64 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (8, 8 and 9 market sources).
Player markets imply 11.5 fantasy points for Jameson Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 53 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 10 and 13 market sources).
That puts George Pickens 2.5 points ahead of Jameson Williams on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
George Pickens and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 27.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.
Jameson Williams and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against MIA.
By points allowed to the position, George Pickens has the softer matchup.
Injury status
George Pickens is not on the injury report.
Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, George Pickens played 78 percent of DAL snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.
George Pickens, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.
George Pickens, Week 7 against PHI: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.
George Pickens, Week 8 against ARI: 42 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 48 yards.
Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 88 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.
Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 8 against MIN: 60 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.
He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.
He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.
He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 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 Jameson Williams for George Pickens?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Pickens projects 112 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 8 games), Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Pickens over Jameson Williams, 14.0 to 11.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop George Pickens for Jameson Williams?
No. Keep George Pickens: he projects 112 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 8 games), Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Pickens over Jameson Williams, 14.0 to 11.5 projected PPR points.
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