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Start Jalen Coker or Rome Odunze? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 11:11 AM ET.

Start Rome Odunze over Jalen Coker

Odunze projects lower, 11.0 to 11.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 54 for Odunze, 126 for Coker.

Start

Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · vs TB

Market projects
11.0
fantasy pts
TB D vs WR
28.0
8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
75 of 100 at WR
Snap share
85%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
Sit

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
11.8
fantasy pts
DEN D vs WR
27.9
7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
30 of 100 at WR
Snap share
70%
Through Week 8
Target share
21%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Rome Odunze 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), Rome Odunze 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rome Odunze over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Rome Odunze over Jalen Coker in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 11.0 points and Jalen Coker at 11.8, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Rome Odunze still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 54 against 126, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 52 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 8 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rome Odunze is 52 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (9, 7 and 8 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 0.8 points ahead of Rome Odunze on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jalen Coker and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

Rome Odunze and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 131 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, Rome Odunze has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

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, Rome Odunze played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 74 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 7 against NE: 65 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 8 against SEA: 6 targets and 4 catches for 87 yards.

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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Rome Odunze 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), Rome Odunze 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rome Odunze over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Jalen Coker for Rome Odunze?

    No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 9 games), Rome Odunze 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rome Odunze over Jalen Coker.

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