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Start Jordan Addison or Jakobi Meyers? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 8:36 AM ET.

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Start Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison

Meyers projects lower, 8.9 to 9.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 91 for Meyers, 102 for Addison.

Start

WR · JAX · at BAL · Questionable

Market projects
8.9
fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR
35.0
8th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
55 of 100 at WR
Snap share
76%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

WR · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
9.1
fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR
37.1
5th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
86 of 100 at WR
Snap share
91%
Through Week 8
Target share
22%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Jakobi Meyers?

Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Addison projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 9 games) and Jakobi Meyers 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison. Jakobi Meyers is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jakobi Meyers at 8.9 points and Jordan Addison at 9.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jakobi Meyers still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 91 against 102, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Jordan Addison, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Addison is 39 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jakobi Meyers is 40 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jordan Addison 0.2 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 37.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Jakobi Meyers and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 35.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 178 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Addison has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Addison is not on the injury report.

Jakobi Meyers is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jordan Addison played 91 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 7 against IND: 49 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 8 against DET: 52 of 53 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 66 yards.

Through Week 8, Jakobi Meyers played 76 percent of JAX snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 8 against IND: 29 of 54 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jordan Addison for Jakobi Meyers?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Addison projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 9 games) and Jakobi Meyers 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison. Jakobi Meyers is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Jordan Addison?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jakobi Meyers projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Jordan Addison 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Jordan Addison. Jakobi Meyers is listed questionable.

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