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Start Jadarian Price or Saquon Barkley? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 9:41 AM ET.

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Start

RB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.7
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB
19.8
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
59 of 100 at RB
Snap share
33%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
Sit

RB · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
10.1
fantasy pts
ARI D vs RB
20.7
14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
86 of 100 at RB
Snap share
39%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Jadarian Price?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jadarian Price projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Saquon Barkley 61 (7.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Jadarian Price. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Jadarian Price in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Jadarian Price at 10.1, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Saquon Barkley this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.3 and 11.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 12 and Jadarian Price at 70.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Saquon Barkley yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Jadarian Price, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jadarian Price is 46 rushing yards, 9 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 8 market sources).

That puts Saquon Barkley 2.5 points ahead of Jadarian Price on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.

Jadarian Price and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 30 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jadarian Price has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Jadarian Price is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 22 of 69 snaps, 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Jadarian Price played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jadarian Price, Week 1 against NE: 24 of 50 snaps, 10 carries for 52 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 2 against ARI: 24 of 70 snaps, 13 carries for 52 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 3 against WAS: 19 of 67 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 8 against CHI: 30 of 63 snaps, 10 carries for 29 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 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 Saquon Barkley for Jadarian Price?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jadarian Price projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Saquon Barkley 61 (7.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Jadarian Price. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Jadarian Price for Saquon Barkley?

    No. Keep Jadarian Price: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Saquon Barkley 61 (7.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Jadarian Price.

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