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Start Joe Fagnano or Justin Herbert? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 8:11 AM ET.

Start Justin Herbert over Joe Fagnano

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Justin Herbert

QB · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
12.9
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB
18.5
13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
63 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Joe Fagnano

QB · BAL · vs JAX · Out

Market projects
10.9
fantasy pts
JAX D vs QB
15.6
9th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
78%
Through Week 8

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Our Week 9 call

Start Justin Herbert over Joe Fagnano in Week 9.

Joe Fagnano is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Justin Herbert.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Justin Herbert yet. His market-based projections were 13.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 12.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Joe Fagnano, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Joe Fagnano is 170 passing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (7 and 9 market sources).

That puts Justin Herbert 2.0 points ahead of Joe Fagnano on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Justin Herbert and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

Joe Fagnano and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 15.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 262 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Justin Herbert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Justin Herbert is not on the injury report.

Joe Fagnano is listed as out with a coach's decision injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.4 air yards per attempt.

Justin Herbert, Week 4 against SEA: 71 of 71 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 5 against DEN: 67 of 67 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 54 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 6 against KC: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 26 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 8 against LAR: 61 of 61 snaps, 24 of 31 passes for 257 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 15 yards.

Through Week 8, Joe Fagnano played 78 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 25 times and threw an average of 4.3 air yards per attempt.

Joe Fagnano, Week 8 against BUF: 40 of 51 snaps, 10 of 21 passes for 91 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Justin Herbert played 16 games for LAC and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.

He completed 340 of 512 passes for 3727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 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.

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