Start Tetairoa McMillan or Jalen Coker? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker
- Market projects
- 14.6
- fantasy pts
- DEN D vs WR
- 27.9
- 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 83%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 26%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 11.8
- fantasy pts
- DEN D vs WR
- 27.9
- 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 70%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jalen Coker for Tetairoa McMillan?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tetairoa McMillan projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Jalen Coker 118 (13.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker, 14.6 to 11.9 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Tetairoa McMillan at 14.6 points and Jalen Coker at 11.8, a gap of 2.8. Drafters take Tetairoa McMillan at ADP 30 and Jalen Coker at 126.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Tetairoa McMillan, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 67 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (8, 6 and 7 market sources).
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 (8, 6 and 7 market sources).
That puts Tetairoa McMillan 2.8 points ahead of Jalen Coker on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Tetairoa McMillan 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.
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.
Injury status
Tetairoa McMillan is not on the injury report.
Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Tetairoa McMillan played 83 percent of CAR snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.
Tetairoa McMillan, Week 4 against DET: 67 of 75 snaps, 16 targets and 14 catches for 192 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.
Tetairoa McMillan, Week 7 against TB: 38 of 56 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.
Tetairoa McMillan, Week 8 against GB: 65 of 73 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.
He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.
He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
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 Jalen Coker for Tetairoa McMillan?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tetairoa McMillan projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Jalen Coker 118 (13.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker, 14.6 to 11.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Tetairoa McMillan for Jalen Coker?
No. Keep Tetairoa McMillan: he projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Jalen Coker 118 (13.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker, 14.6 to 11.9 projected PPR points.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Tetairoa McMillan playing Week 9?
- Is Jalen Coker playing Week 9?
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