Start J.K. Dobbins or Omarion Hampton? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins
Hampton projects lower, 7.2 to 9.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 21 for Hampton, 90 for Dobbins.
- Market projects
- 7.2
- fantasy pts
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 13th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 44%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 9.1
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs RB
- 28.3
- 2nd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 38%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Omarion Hampton 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), Omarion Hampton 70 (7.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.2 points and J.K. Dobbins at 9.1, a gap of 1.9. Omarion Hampton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 21 against 90, and that outweighs a gap this size. Omarion Hampton's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. 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. Market coverage on Omarion Hampton is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
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 0.3 touchdowns (11 market sources).
Player markets imply 7.2 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 28 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (3 and 4 market sources).
That puts J.K. Dobbins 1.9 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 28.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 116 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 28 more yards.
Omarion Hampton and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 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.
Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 38 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: 13 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 8, Omarion Hampton played 44 percent of LAC snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.
Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.
Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.
Omarion Hampton, Week 6 against KC: 34 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.
Omarion Hampton, Week 8 against LAR: 18 of 61 snaps, 9 carries for 20 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 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.
In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.
He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.
He was on the field for 63 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 Omarion Hampton 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), Omarion Hampton 70 (7.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Omarion Hampton?
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), Omarion Hampton 70 (7.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins.
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