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Start Joe Burrow or Jayden Daniels? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 10:06 AM ET.

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Start Joe Burrow over Jayden Daniels

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Joe Burrow

QB · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
21.3
fantasy pts
ATL D vs QB
15.9
12th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
90 of 100 at QB
Snap share
99%
Through Week 8
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Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
19.3
fantasy pts
LAR D vs QB
16.8
13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
53 of 100 at QB
Snap share
90%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Joe Burrow for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Joe Burrow 156 (17.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Joe Burrow over Jayden Daniels, 21.3 to 19.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Joe Burrow over Jayden Daniels in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Joe Burrow at 21.3 points and Jayden Daniels at 19.3, a gap of 2.0. Drafters take Joe Burrow at ADP 55 and Jayden Daniels at 74.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.3 fantasy points for Joe Burrow, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Joe Burrow is 271 passing yards, 2-3 passing touchdowns, 6 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 4 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 19.3 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jayden Daniels is 212 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 39 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (10, 11, 10 and 10 market sources).

That puts Joe Burrow 2.0 points ahead of Jayden Daniels on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Joe Burrow and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ATL, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

Jayden Daniels and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 16.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 199 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.9 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jayden Daniels has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Joe Burrow is not on the injury report.

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Joe Burrow played 99 percent of CIN snaps, dropped back 289 times and threw an average of 7.6 air yards per attempt.

Joe Burrow, Week 4 against JAX: 76 of 76 snaps, 39 of 54 passes for 428 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 6 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 5 against MIA: 65 of 65 snaps, 23 of 32 passes for 190 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 7 against BAL: 50 of 53 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 292 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 8 against TEN: 74 of 74 snaps, 38 of 48 passes for 462 yards, 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 3 carries for 10 yards.

Through Week 8, Jayden Daniels played 90 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 176 times and threw an average of 8.7 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 69 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 6 against SF: 67 of 67 snaps, 29 of 38 passes for 300 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 8 against PHI: 60 of 60 snaps, 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 23 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Joe Burrow played 8 games for CIN and scored 139.5 PPR points, 17.4 a game, finishing QB29.

He completed 173 of 259 passes for 1809 yards, 17 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran 14 times for 41 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 Joe Burrow for Jayden Daniels?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Joe Burrow 156 (17.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Joe Burrow over Jayden Daniels, 21.3 to 19.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Jayden Daniels for Joe Burrow?

    No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Joe Burrow 156 (17.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Joe Burrow over Jayden Daniels, 21.3 to 19.3 projected PPR points.

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Week 9 on the board

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