Start Jakobi Meyers or Quentin Johnston? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Quentin Johnston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jakobi Meyers at 8.9 points and Quentin Johnston at 6.8, a gap of 2.1. Drafters take Jakobi Meyers at ADP 91 and Quentin Johnston at 98.

What the market projects

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).

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Quentin Johnston, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Quentin Johnston is 32 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 8 and 9 market sources).

That puts Jakobi Meyers 2.1 points ahead of Quentin Johnston on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Quentin Johnston and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Quentin Johnston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jakobi Meyers is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Quentin Johnston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Quentin Johnston played 81 percent of LAC snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 3 against BUF: 60 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 6 against KC: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 57 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 8 against LAR: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Jakobi Meyers over Caleb Douglas.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Caleb Douglas.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Cooper Kupp.