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Start Ted Hurst III or Jahan Dotson? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 8:36 AM ET.

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Start Ted Hurst III over Jahan Dotson

Start

Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · at CHI

Market projects
6.3
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR
30.5
16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
27 of 100 at WR
Snap share
49%
Through Week 8
Target share
14%
Through Week 8
Sit

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · vs CIN

Market projects
5.7
recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR
32.9
14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
69 of 100 at WR
Snap share
68%
Through Week 8
Target share
14%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Ted Hurst III?

Not on these numbers alone. Jahan Dotson projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games) and Ted Hurst III 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Jahan Dotson.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Ted Hurst III over Jahan Dotson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Ted Hurst III at 6.3 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.7, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 6.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.5, 8.0 and 7.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jahan Dotson this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.3, 6.7 and 5.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 8.0 and 7.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 6.7 and 5.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Ted Hurst III 0.5 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Ted Hurst III and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 30.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

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

Ted Hurst III is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ted Hurst III played 49 percent of TB snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Ted Hurst III, Week 7 against CAR: 35 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ted Hurst III, Week 8 against ATL: 25 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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, 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

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 Jahan Dotson for Ted Hurst III?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jahan Dotson projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games) and Ted Hurst III 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Jahan Dotson.

  • Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Jahan Dotson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Ted Hurst III projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games) and Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ted Hurst III over Jahan Dotson.

Week 9 on the board

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