Start Jalen Nailor or Jerry Jeudy? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor
- Market projects
- 4.7
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs WR
- 29.8
- 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 59%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 4.7
- recent weeks avg
- SF D vs WR
- 29.1
- 11th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 54%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Jalen Nailor?
Not on these numbers alone. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 8 games) and Jalen Nailor 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.7 points and Jalen Nailor at 4.7, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.9, 4.7 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.8, 4.0 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jerry Jeudy at ADP 134 and Jalen Nailor at 174.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 5.9, 4.0 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy yet. His market-based projections were 3.9, 4.7 and 5.5 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Jalen Nailor 0.0 points ahead of Jerry Jeudy on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Jalen Nailor and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 29.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against SF.
Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NO allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.
By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.
Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Jalen Nailor played 54 percent of LV snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.
Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Jalen Nailor, Week 6 against BUF: 42 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.
Jalen Nailor, Week 7 against LAR: 51 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.
Jalen Nailor, Week 8 against NYJ: 29 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 7 against TEN: 43 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 8 against PIT: 42 of 70 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.
He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.
He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.
He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 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 Jerry Jeudy for Jalen Nailor?
Not on these numbers alone. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.2 a game over 8 games) and Jalen Nailor 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor.
Should I drop Jalen Nailor for Jerry Jeudy?
Not on these numbers alone. Jalen Nailor projects 36 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 8 games) and Jerry Jeudy 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Jalen Nailor playing Week 9?
- Is Jerry Jeudy playing Week 9?
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