Start George Pickens or Jaylen Waddle? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : George Pickens: Listed Questionable (Shoulder) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start George Pickens over Jaylen Waddle
- Market projects
- 14.6
- recent weeks avg
- IND D vs WR
- 29.0
- 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 82%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 10.7
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs WR
- 27.7
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 23%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jaylen Waddle for George Pickens?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Pickens projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.2 a game over 8 games), Jaylen Waddle 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Pickens over Jaylen Waddle.
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Our Week 9 call
Start George Pickens over Jaylen Waddle in Week 9.
Market-based projections have George Pickens at 14.6 points and Jaylen Waddle at 10.7, a gap of 3.9. No player market is posted for George Pickens this week yet, so his 14.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.4, 13.6 and 14.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle this week yet, so his 10.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.8, 12.0 and 9.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take George Pickens at ADP 20 and Jaylen Waddle at 43.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for George Pickens yet. His market-based projections were 15.4, 13.6 and 14.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 14.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for George Pickens is 0.7 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle yet. His market-based projections were 10.8, 12.0 and 9.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jaylen Waddle is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts George Pickens 3.9 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
George Pickens and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.
Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.
By points allowed to the position, George Pickens has the softer matchup.
Injury status
George Pickens is not on the injury report.
Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, George Pickens played 82 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: 4 targets and 2 catches for 48 yards.
Through Week 8, Jaylen Waddle played 66 percent of DEN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 7 against ARI: 34 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards.
Jaylen Waddle, Week 8 against KC: 6 targets and 3 catches for 39 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, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.
He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.
He was on the field for 78 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 Jaylen Waddle for George Pickens?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Pickens projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.2 a game over 8 games), Jaylen Waddle 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Pickens over Jaylen Waddle.
Should I drop George Pickens for Jaylen Waddle?
No. Keep George Pickens: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.2 a game over 8 games), Jaylen Waddle 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts George Pickens over Jaylen Waddle.
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