Start Tyler Allgeier or J.K. Dobbins? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Zonovan Knight: Questionable to Out (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Tyler Allgeier: Listed Questionable (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start J.K. Dobbins over Tyler Allgeier
- 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
- Market projects
- 8.4
- recent weeks avg
- SEA D vs RB
- 22.2
- 14th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 51%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Tyler Allgeier 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), Tyler Allgeier 58 (7.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Tyler Allgeier.
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Our Week 9 call
Start J.K. Dobbins over Tyler Allgeier in Week 9.
Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 9.1 points and Tyler Allgeier at 8.4, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Tyler Allgeier this week yet, so his 8.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.9, 9.0 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take J.K. Dobbins at ADP 90 and Tyler Allgeier at 169.
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 0.4 touchdowns (11 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Allgeier yet. His market-based projections were 11.9, 9.0 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts J.K. Dobbins 0.7 points ahead of Tyler Allgeier 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.
Tyler Allgeier and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SEA allowed 22.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 14th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 73 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 31 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.
Tyler Allgeier 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, Tyler Allgeier played 51 percent of ARI snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.
Tyler Allgeier, Week 5 against DET: 32 of 73 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.
Tyler Allgeier, Week 6 against LAR: 40 of 72 snaps, 18 carries for 38 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.
Tyler Allgeier, Week 7 against DEN: 38 of 81 snaps, 8 carries for 19 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.
Tyler Allgeier, Week 8 against DAL: 48 of 81 snaps, 11 carries for 147 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 2 touchdowns.
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, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.
He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.
He was on the field for 30 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 Tyler Allgeier 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), Tyler Allgeier 58 (7.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Tyler Allgeier.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Tyler Allgeier?
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), Tyler Allgeier 58 (7.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Tyler Allgeier.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Tyler Allgeier playing Week 9?
- Is J.K. Dobbins playing Week 9?
- Cardinals depth chart
- Broncos depth chart
- Week 9 RB rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
- Week 9 defense rankings