Start Parker Washington or Jameson Williams? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Jameson Williams over Parker Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.1 points and Parker Washington at 13.5, a gap of 2.3. Jameson Williams still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 44 against 59, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 64 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (14, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Jameson Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 53 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Parker Washington 2.3 points ahead of Jameson Williams on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 35.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 178 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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

MIA allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Parker Washington played 75 percent of JAX snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 8 against IND: 36 of 54 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 88 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: 60 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Parker Washington.
• Start Chris Olave over Parker Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.
• Start A.J. Brown over Jameson Williams.
• Start Christian Watson over Jameson Williams.
• Start Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston.