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Start Jameson Williams or Jaylen Waddle? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Jaylen Waddle over Jameson Williams

Waddle projects lower, 10.7 to 11.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 43 for Waddle, 44 for Williams.

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Jaylen Waddle

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
10.7
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR
27.7
6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8
Sit

Jameson Williams

WR · DET · at MIA

Market projects
11.0
recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR
23.8
3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
89%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Jaylen Waddle for Jameson Williams?

Not on these numbers alone. Jaylen Waddle projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 8 games) and Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Jameson Williams.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Jameson Williams in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Waddle at 10.7 points and Jameson Williams at 11.0, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jaylen Waddle still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 43 against 44, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle this week yet, so his 10.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.8, 12.0 and 9.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle yet. His market-based projections were 10.8, 12.0 and 9.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Waddle is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Jameson Williams 0.3 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jameson Williams and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylen Waddle has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jameson Williams, Week 8 against MIN: 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Jaylen Waddle played 66 percent of DEN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 7 against ARI: 34 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 8 against KC: 6 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Jaylen Waddle for Jameson Williams?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jaylen Waddle projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 8 games) and Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Jameson Williams.

  • Should I drop Jameson Williams for Jaylen Waddle?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games) and Jaylen Waddle 97 (12.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Jameson Williams.

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