Start Keon Coleman or Jahan Dotson? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Keon Coleman over Jahan Dotson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Keon Coleman at 6.6 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.8, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for Keon Coleman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Keon Coleman is 29 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (6, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 27 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Keon Coleman 0.8 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Keon Coleman and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

Jahan Dotson and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

CIN allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keon Coleman is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Keon Coleman played 70 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keon Coleman, Week 5 against LAR: 45 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keon Coleman, Week 6 against LV: 58 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keon Coleman, Week 8 against BAL: 63 of 82 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 8, Jahan Dotson played 68 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 8 against TB: 38 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 95 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Keon Coleman over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Caleb Douglas over Keon Coleman.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Keon Coleman.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Efton Chism III.