Start Michael Wilson or Jalen Coker? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 12:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Michael Wilson: Listed Questionable (Ribs, Fracture) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Michael Wilson: Listed Questionable (Ribs, Soreness) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Michael Wilson over Jalen Coker
Wilson projects lower, 12.7 to 13.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 77 for Wilson, 126 for Coker.
- Market projects
- 12.7
- recent weeks avg
- SEA D vs WR
- 20.9
- fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 90%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 26%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 13.3
- recent weeks avg
- DEN D vs WR
- 27.8
- 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 70%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Michael Wilson for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 9 games), Michael Wilson 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Michael Wilson over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Michael Wilson is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Michael Wilson over Jalen Coker in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Michael Wilson at 12.7 points and Jalen Coker at 13.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Michael Wilson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 77 against 126, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Michael Wilson this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (13.4, 11.5 and 13.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jalen Coker this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.2, 14.6 and 13.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jalen Coker yet. His market-based projections were 12.2, 14.6 and 13.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Michael Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 13.4, 11.5 and 13.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Jalen Coker 0.6 points ahead of Michael Wilson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Jalen Coker and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
DEN allowed 27.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 136 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against DEN.
Michael Wilson and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.
By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.
Michael Wilson is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Jalen Coker played 70 percent of CAR snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.
Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.
Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.
Jalen Coker, Week 7 against TB: 37 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.
Jalen Coker, Week 8 against GB: 63 of 73 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Michael Wilson played 90 percent of ARI snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.
Michael Wilson, Week 5 against DET: 61 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.
Michael Wilson, Week 6 against LAR: 66 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.
Michael Wilson, Week 7 against DEN: 73 of 81 snaps, 2 carries for 11 yards, 8 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards.
Michael Wilson, Week 8 against DAL: 1 carry for 17 yards, 15 targets and 8 catches for 111 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.
He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.
He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.
He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.
He was on the field for 81 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 Michael Wilson for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 9 games), Michael Wilson 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Michael Wilson over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Michael Wilson is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jalen Coker for Michael Wilson?
No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 9 games), Michael Wilson 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Michael Wilson over Jalen Coker. Michael Wilson is listed questionable.
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