Start Parker Washington or George Pickens? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start George Pickens over Parker Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have George Pickens at 14.6 points and Parker Washington at 13.9, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. Drafters take George Pickens at ADP 20 and Parker Washington at 59.

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).

Player markets imply 14.0 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 63 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts George Pickens 0.7 points ahead of Parker Washington 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.

Parker Washington and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 35.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 182 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Parker Washington 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, Parker Washington played 77 percent of JAX snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 8 against IND: 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

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, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start George Pickens over A.J. Brown.
• Start Chris Olave over George Pickens.
• Start George Pickens over Christian Watson.
• Start Parker Washington over A.J. Brown.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.
• Start Parker Washington over DJ Moore.