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Start J.K. Dobbins or MarShawn Lloyd? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start J.K. Dobbins over MarShawn Lloyd

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
9.1
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB
28.7
2nd most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
41%
Through Week 8
Target share
4%
Through Week 8
Sit

MarShawn Lloyd

RB · GB · at NE

Market projects
6.6
recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB
20.6
13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
35%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8

Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd for J.K. Dobbins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), MarShawn Lloyd 50 (6.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over MarShawn Lloyd.

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Our Week 9 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over MarShawn Lloyd in Week 9.

Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 9.1 points and MarShawn Lloyd at 6.6, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.1, 10.1 and 8.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for MarShawn Lloyd this week yet, so his 6.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.4, 3.5 and 4.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take J.K. Dobbins at ADP 90 and MarShawn Lloyd at 125.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 10.1 and 8.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for MarShawn Lloyd yet. His market-based projections were 11.5, 3.5 and 4.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts J.K. Dobbins 2.5 points ahead of MarShawn Lloyd on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 more yards.

MarShawn Lloyd and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

MarShawn Lloyd is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 8 against KC: 7 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 8, MarShawn Lloyd played 35 percent of GB snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 5 against CHI: 27 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 2 touchdowns.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 6 against DAL: 30 of 75 snaps, 8 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 7 against DET: 24 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 20 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 8 against CAR: 11 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 MarShawn Lloyd for J.K. Dobbins?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), MarShawn Lloyd 50 (6.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over MarShawn Lloyd.

  • Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for MarShawn Lloyd?

    No. Keep J.K. Dobbins: he projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 8 games), MarShawn Lloyd 50 (6.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over MarShawn Lloyd.

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